Angelica Curiel-Torres, LCSW

Angelica Curiel-Torres is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, anger, self-esteem struggles, career decisions, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Angelica speaks English and Spanish and accepts international clients for remote care.

Angelica believes each person is the expert on their own story. She centers the conversation on strengths people already have and on small, practical steps that make daily life easier. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused so progress can be noticed between meetings.

Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going, and on client-centered methods that follow the person’s pace and priorities. She also uses solution-focused and narrative techniques to highlight resources and rewrite unhelpful stories.

People often come to Angelica for short-term help with clear goals like reducing panic, managing anger, or navigating a life change. She combines guidance with questions that help people clarify what matters most and try out different ways of coping. The style is practical, respectful, and direct.

Signing up begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Angelica supports people who want a collaborative, strength-based path toward more manageable daily life.

Approaches and what online therapy looks like

Angelica often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try different behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, anger, and for practical changes you want to make in daily life. She pairs that with client-centered therapy, which means sessions follow the person’s pace and priorities and the therapist listens to what matters most to the client.

She treats the choice of method as a collaborative process. During early sessions she will talk with the person about goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels useful. Together they decide which approaches to keep using and which to change if needed.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video works well for in-depth conversations and exercises that use visual cues. Phone sessions are a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging can be used for brief check-ins, progress updates, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options aim to make it easier to get consistent support without long commutes or rigid scheduling.