- Years in practice
- 22
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Angela
Angela Schardein is a licensed clinical social worker in Kentucky with 22 years of experience. She helps people facing trauma, grief, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She aims to make the first step easier for those who feel unsure about starting therapy.
She focuses on building an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through painful memories and daily stresses. Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Angela listens carefully and helps clients set small, manageable goals to build confidence and motivation.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, aging and geriatric concerns, autism spectrum conditions, caregiver stress, and complex medical or mental health needs. She also helps people navigate isolation, guilt, forgiveness, and end-of-life issues. Angela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques matched to each person's needs.
She collaborates with clients to find approaches that make sense for their situation. Her aim is to translate therapeutic ideas into everyday steps people can use between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online through video calls, phone, live chat, or text messaging.
Her Kentucky licensure is LCSW. She encourages anyone who is ready to take a step toward change to begin the short matching process and schedule a first appointment.
What Angela works with
Everything Angela lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Angela helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit your life
Angela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One approach focuses on processing trauma and painful memories in manageable steps so distress becomes easier to handle. This can help people who struggle with past abuse or intense reactions to reminders of the past.Another strand of her work concentrates on coping with grief and life changes. That involves practical strategies to manage strong emotions, routines to bring structure back into daily life, and ways to honor losses while moving forward. These methods aim to restore energy and clarity rather than promise quick fixes.
Choosing the right method happens together. She talks with clients about their goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Then she suggests approaches and adjusts them as progress and needs evolve, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to make therapy easier to fit into busy lives. Video offers face-to-face conversation from a chosen location, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be handy for short check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect and respond on their own time. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and access support between in-person commitments.
Questions people ask about Angela
What concerns does Angela help with?
She supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. Her practice also addresses adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She creates an open, nonjudgmental space and focuses on small goals and skills clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, grief, parenting, and chronic caregiver stress.
What credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and her license is in Kentucky.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats does she provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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