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Angela Mendiola, LMHC

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationHawaii
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Family, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Angela

Angela Mendiola is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing from Hawaii who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, addiction, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With ten years of experience, she combines practical skill-building with a compassionate, culturally aware stance to help clients clarify goals and develop coping strategies. Angela emphasizes empathetic listening and education, offering tools and resources that support clients in making steady, informed change.

Her approach blends Internal Family Systems, client-centered techniques, mindfulness practices, and cognitive-behavioral strategies alongside relationship work informed by the Gottman Method. Those elements are used to explore patterns, address intrusive thoughts or compulsions, and support shifts in behavior and self-understanding.

Angela also attends to issues such as body image, attachment struggles, domestic violence, and addictions while integrating motivational conversations when change feels difficult. Born and raised in Honolulu, she trained at Chaminade University of Honolulu where she earned a BA in Psychology and an MS in Counseling Psychology with a mental health emphasis.

Her training included internships in school and university counseling settings as well as service with military-connected youth. Angela accepts international clients and offers multiple remote session formats to fit varying needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Angela integrates Internal Family Systems, client-centered therapy, and cognitive-behavioral techniques to support online clients. Internal Family Systems helps people notice and relate to different inner parts with curiosity, which can be useful for addressing internal conflict, trauma responses, or patterns rooted in shame. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and listening, creating space for clients to lead the pace of work while the therapist reflects and supports self-discovery. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage compulsions, and shift behaviors.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative rather than predetermined; Angela works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they can try techniques from different models and adjust the plan as progress and needs become clearer, making room for both short-term coping skills and deeper exploration when appropriate.

Online therapy with Angela is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and fit into varied schedules. These formats allow for consistent work from a distance, flexible appointment times, and ongoing access to therapeutic tools and support between sessions.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela commonly address?
She works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues, parenting and addictions, as well as ADHD and women's issues.
What is Angela's therapeutic style like?
Her style emphasizes empathetic listening, cultural sensitivity, and collaborative goal-setting, combining practical coping skills with psychoeducation and supportive guidance.
How much clinical experience does Angela have?
She has ten years of experience in the counseling field and has worked in school and university counseling settings as well as with military-connected youth during a national internship.
What are Angela's credentials and where is she based?
Angela holds the credential LMHC with license details HI LMHC MHC-719 and practices from Hawaii.
Can non-local clients work with Angela?
Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services to English-speaking clients regardless of location.
Which session formats are available for therapy?
Sessions may be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with Angela?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBody imageCommunication problemsDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionGuilt and shameJealousyObsessions, compulsions, and OCDSelf-loveWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Gottman MethodMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Hawaii

Languages

English