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Angela Kieler, LPC

  • Experience18 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Angela

Angela Kieler is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 18 years of clinical experience who works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, mood disorders, addictions, grief, and a wide range of life changes.

Background and approach

She draws on both professional and personal experience supporting clients across the lifespan, including work with children in special education, hospice care for older adults, and individuals coping with severe and persistent mental illness and substance use challenges.

Her background includes family education through the National Alliance on Mental Illness and clinical work as a Qualified Mental Health Professional at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri. Angela follows a humanistic orientation and combines expressive arts with evidence-informed therapies to meet each client where they are.

She offers Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Attachment-based approaches, and client-centered strategies, adapting interventions to match client needs and preferences. Angela also uses art therapy techniques when appropriate, and she understands the complexity of navigating mental health systems for oneself or a loved one.

She accepts international clients and conducts sessions from Missouri as a practicing LPC.

Therapeutic approaches and what online care can offer

Angela integrates Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy into online work to support clients in exploring inner parts and values-based living. Internal Family Systems invites people to notice and relate to different inner parts with curiosity and compassion, which can help with trauma responses, self-criticism, and patterns that interfere with relationships. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and learning flexible methods for managing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking meaningful action toward goals.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify which methods best match their goals, preferences, and current concerns, and will adapt techniques over time based on what is most helpful for the client.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it possible to continue care from home or while traveling, support clients who have mobility or location constraints, and allow for a mix of real-time conversation and ongoing messaging when helpful for practice and reflection.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, grief, parenting and many other life and identity challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is humanistic and flexible, combining client-centered work with approaches like ACT, CBT, Attachment-based therapy, and Internal Family Systems to match the client's needs.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Angela has 18 years of experience including work in special education, hospice, addiction treatment, and as a Qualified Mental Health Professional at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City, MO.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing from Missouri with license number MO LPC 2015031020.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to accept international clients.
What session formats are available with this clinician?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and schedule.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseBipolar disorderDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityCodependencyCommitment issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingInternal Family Systems

Experience

18+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English