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Angela Dockins, LPC

  • Experience16 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, and Anger
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Angela

Angela Dockins is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri with 16 years of clinical experience.

Background and approach

She centers her work on helping people manage difficult emotions, intrusive thoughts, and behaviors that interfere with daily life, and she brings training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) alongside cognitive and emotion-focused therapies. Angela emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental presence while guiding clients toward meaningful, practical changes.

Her approach blends evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to address concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, substance-related issues, and relationship or intimacy-related difficulties. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment wounds, caregiver stress, control and dependency issues, grief, gender dysphoria, and compassion fatigue.

Angela aims to help clients break larger problems into realistic, manageable steps and to foster greater self-kindness and resilience. She invites clients to define the goals for their treatment and collaborates on a tailored plan that honors each person’s starting point while moving toward change.

Sessions concentrate on practical skills, processing past hurts when needed, and building everyday coping strategies to support long-term wellbeing.

Integrating proven approaches into online care

Angela blends Internal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to support people working through difficult emotions and internal conflicts. Internal Family Systems helps identify and relate to different parts of oneself to reduce internal struggle and improve self-leadership, which can be useful for trauma responses, shame, and persistent negative patterns. ACT focuses on values-driven action and accepting painful thoughts or feelings while building flexible coping strategies, often helping with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Angela treats that choice as collaborative. She will explore clients’ goals, preferences, and presenting concerns together and may draw from different methods over time to find what fits best for an individual’s needs.

Online therapy with her is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varied schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to access consistent support from a licensed professional, maintain momentum between sessions, and practice new skills in day-to-day contexts.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela commonly address?
She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, and compassion fatigue.
What is Angela’s therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is empathetic, nonjudgmental, and compassionate, and she uses approaches such as Internal Family Systems, ACT, CBT, and DBT to tailor care to each person’s needs.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
Angela has 16 years of experience working as a therapist with individuals facing emotion regulation, trauma, and behavioral challenges.
Where is Angela licensed and what are her credentials?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Missouri under MO LPC 2011006413.
Does she provide services in languages other than English or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available for working with her?
Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin therapy with Angela?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseAnger managementSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressControl issuesDependent personalityDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

16+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English