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Angel Ouza, LMSW, LCSW

California

LCSW in California - stress and anxiety support

CBT and ACT methods
Trauma and mindset work
Voice only sessions

About Angel

Angel Ouza is an LCSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California, with 19 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, career transitions, compassion fatigue, and other life changes.

Angel uses practical strategies and coaching alongside psychotherapy. She focuses on mindset, trauma work, self-esteem, anxiety, and transitions. She is solution-focused and mixes listening with suggestions and homework when useful.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered methods. She also incorporates techniques such as brain-spotting and intuitive coaching when appropriate. These tools are used to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding.

Angel describes herself as direct and authentic. She emphasizes consistent action and small steps that fit into daily life. She also welcomes discussions about spiritual or personal beliefs as part of the process.

She offers voice-only sessions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Angel uses structured approaches in remote sessions

Angel commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing new responses to reduce worry and low mood. ACT helps people clarify values and take committed action despite difficult feelings. She also uses client-centered methods to listen and shape the pace of work around a person's concerns.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy. Angel will work collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences, and the problems at hand. That might mean trying CBT exercises for anxiety at first, then adding ACT-style values work for motivation or client-centered talk for processing feelings.

Her practice uses voice-only sessions. If you plan to work with her, confirm the current session options before booking. Remote sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce the need to travel. Licensed professionals can use these formats to keep momentum between in-person commitments and daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety Self esteem Coping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacks Phobias Post-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issues Workplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Listed in

California, Michigan

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she focus on most?

She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, career changes, depression, and compassion fatigue.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

She is solution-focused and practical, combining listening with coaching, homework, and concrete tools to change thoughts and habits.

What is her professional background?

She has worked as a social worker since 2007 and has 19 years of clinical experience as an LCSW.

Which credentials and location apply to this clinician?

She holds LMSW and LCSW credentials: MI LMSW and CA LCSW, and she practices from California.

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are used?

She conducts voice-only sessions. Confirm current session options before booking if you need a different format.

How are fees handled?

Fees vary with location and are charged through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What should someone do to start?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.

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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.

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