Dr. Angela Roberts, LPC

Dr. Angela Roberts uses a practical, cognitive-behavioral approach to help people manage overwhelming emotions and recurring negative thoughts. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 30 years of experience in Virginia. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people take small, workable steps forward.

She helps with common struggles like anxiety, depression, grief, and stress. She also supports people dealing with trauma and post-traumatic stress, mood disorders such as bipolar, and the persistent strain of compassion fatigue. Relationship issues, anger, self-esteem, and career concerns are part of her focus too.

Dr. Roberts draws on client-centered methods to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. She pairs that with cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behavioral strategies. Dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices are used when people need tools for emotion regulation and staying present.

Her practice pays attention to the specific demands of first responder roles and to women’s issues, including the emotional work of guilt, shame, and forgiveness. The aim is practical coping skills that fit everyday life, not abstract theory.

People who come to her can expect a steady, respectful presence and clear, actionable tools. Sessions focus on what the person needs now and on building resilience for future challenges.

CBT, Client-Centered Care, and Online Options

Dr. Roberts commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of acting. CBT focuses on practical exercises and short-term goals to reduce anxiety, depression, and mood symptoms. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to ensure sessions follow each person’s priorities, providing attentive listening and collaborative planning. When emotions are intense, she brings in Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness techniques to teach grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the person’s needs, and adjust strategies as progress is made. Clients help shape the plan and decide which tools feel most useful in daily life.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face interaction and guided skill practice, while phone sessions may be easier when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when fitting support into a busy schedule. These options make it simpler to use the same therapeutic approaches from different locations and routines.