Therapist profile
Angel Ouza, LMSW, LCSW
California
LCSW clinician - codependency and transitions
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- Credentials
- LMSW, LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 103620; LMSW, Michigan / 6801091250
- NPI
- 1154780641
- Experience
- 19 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Trauma focused
- Self esteem work
- Voice only sessions
About Angel
Angel Ouza is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) in Michigan and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in California with 19 years of practice. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people struggling with codependency, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and life transitions.
Angel uses straightforward conversation and practical steps in sessions. She draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered work. She sometimes blends in coaching, homework, and other tools to help people make changes outside of sessions.
Her style balances problem-solving with listening. She can offer tools for managing anxiety, setting boundaries, and shifting unhelpful patterns like people-pleasing. She also works with grief, narcissistic abuse recovery, and identity shifts that come with big life changes such as divorce or career moves.
Angel mentions using techniques related to EMDR and brain-spotting, and she integrates intuitive coaching and moment-to-moment feedback when helpful. She notes that mindset, trauma work, self-esteem, and transitions are central to her practice.
Sessions are voice only according to the biography. Cost varies with location and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session via the See online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How Angel uses evidence-based approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then commit to actions that align with personal values. It is useful for anxiety, avoidance, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It helps with worry, low mood, and problem-focused goals. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and shifting emotional responses and attachment patterns that show up in relationships and self-worth.Deciding which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist will listen to a person’s goals and preferences and then try methods that match those goals. Sessions can mix approaches so the client and therapist can see what helps in practice and adjust over time.
The biography indicates Angel provides voice-only sessions, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break, not needing travel time, or using audio-only conversations when video is not wanted. Licensed professionals can guide skills practice between sessions and assign brief exercises that fit into daily routines.
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Experience
19+ years
Listed in
California, Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Can she help with people-pleasing and boundary issues?
Yes, she works with patterns like people-pleasing and trouble saying no and offers practical tools to set and maintain boundaries.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She mixes client-centered conversation with approaches such as ACT, CBT, DBT, and EFT, and uses coaching and homework when useful.
How much experience does she have with trauma and related concerns?
She has 19 years of clinical experience and lists trauma, abuse recovery, and narcissistic abuse among her focus areas.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
Angel holds an LMSW in Michigan and an LCSW in California and is based in California.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography notes she offers voice-only sessions; confirm current session options before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.