Angelina Rhoades , LCSW

Angelina Rhoades is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing with seven years of professional experience in New York. She specializes in supporting people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem challenges, and she also brings experience in areas such as confidence building, relationship and family concerns, and chronic illness management. Angelina frames her work around the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths are central to overcoming difficult patterns and painful experiences.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and empowerment, helping clients identify practical strategies and internal resources to move toward a more fulfilling life. Seeking change requires courage, and Angelina aims to offer steady support and respectful guidance throughout that process. Whether addressing substance use, attachment and abandonment concerns, communication challenges, or issues related to self-worth and motivation, she works with clients to set attainable goals and build lasting skills for well-being.

Licensed in New York as an LCSW, Angelina combines clinical experience with a compassionate, strengths-based stance to help people navigate transitions and heal from past hurts while cultivating greater resilience and confidence.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support with a Licensed LCSW

Angelina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the issues a person brings to therapy. For anxiety and stress she focuses on practical symptom-management strategies that teach coping skills, emotional regulation, and ways to reduce avoidance so daily functioning improves. For addictions and motivation concerns she employs structured approaches that help explore readiness to change, build motivation, and create concrete relapse-prevention plans to support sustained recovery. For trauma and abuse, her work centers on stabilizing responses to distress and gradually processing painful memories while strengthening safety and coping skills to reduce reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Angelina collaborates with each person to determine what fits best. She works together with clients to set goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on progress, needs, and personal preferences so care remains focused and relevant.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to attend sessions from different locations, fit therapy into a busy schedule, and maintain continuity of care when life circumstances change, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who guide the process.