Angela Boles

Angela Boles is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. Angela notes additional attention to body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, forgiveness, mood and panic disorders, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobia, women's issues, and life purpose.

She most often sees adult women who have experienced trauma or inequity, though she also has experience with adolescents and children. In sessions she talks through communication habits and helps people do practical self-review. That can include building confidence, practicing new ways of relating, and learning techniques to manage difficult feelings.

Angela names structural factors such as privilege, bias, and systemic racism as influences on how people experience trauma, grief, and recovery. She says she acknowledges her own position of privilege and brings cultural humility into conversations about historical and racial trauma.

Her style centers on treating clients as experts on their own stories and identifying existing strengths. Therapy sessions involve direct conversation about what matters now and practical steps to shift how a person feels and connects with others.

For those wondering about life purpose, Angela includes that topic among her focus areas and will explore values, roles, and choices that shape a sense of direction. To begin, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Evidence-based techniques she references include trauma-informed care, which focuses on recognizing how past harm affects current reactions and relationships and offers strategies to reduce reactivity and manage symptoms. This approach can help with post-traumatic stress, grief, and impacts of abuse.

Another commonly used approach is skills-based work for anxiety and mood concerns, which teaches specific practices such as breathing, grounding, and behavior changes to reduce panic and improve daily functioning. These techniques help with panic attacks, social anxiety, and persistent worry.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That means checking in, adjusting techniques, and combining strategies where helpful so the plan evolves with progress.

The practical benefits of online sessions include greater flexibility for scheduling and the ability to fit sessions into a workday or busy life. When session formats are not listed in a profile, confirm the current options before booking to know whether video, phone, or other formats are offered. Online work can make it easier to maintain regular appointments and practice skills between meetings.