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Angela Rees, LPC

Compassionate trauma-focused care

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About Angela

Angela Rees is a licensed professional counselor in Arizona with 14 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who have survived trauma and abuse. Angela aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where someone can start to feel safer and more grounded.

She listens first and adapts care to each person's needs. Conversations are shaped around what feels helpful to the individual, and plans are adjusted as progress is made.

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Background and approach

Her work often blends attention to the body, emotional experience, and everyday coping skills. Angela uses somatic-informed methods to help people notice how stress and memory show up in the body. She also draws on attachment ideas to understand relationship patterns and client-centered approaches that prioritize the person's goals.

Mindfulness and trauma-focused strategies are used to support symptom reduction and emotional regulation. Sessions typically emphasize practical steps you can try between meetings. That might include short mindfulness practices, grounding techniques, or ways to name and track difficult emotions.

The aim is to build tools that help people manage panic, dissociation, and intrusive memories. Her practice addresses concerns such as post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence, panic attacks, body image, and feelings of isolation or emptiness. Angela encourages a steady, collaborative pace and supports each person as they work toward clearer answers and a greater sense of well-being.

How somatic and attachment work translates online

Somatic Therapy focuses on how stress and trauma show up in the body. Online sessions can help people notice breath, tension, and bodily responses, then practice simple grounding and regulation exercises together. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns. In remote sessions this approach helps identify recurring relationship habits and build healthier ways of connecting with others.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, symptoms, and what feels most comfortable. Together they decide whether to focus more on body-based work, attachment patterns, mindfulness, or a mix of methods and adjust as progress is made.

Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or mobility limits. Video calls let the therapist and client work in real time and observe physical cues, while phone sessions can feel less intense for some. Live chat and text messaging provide short-term check-ins, notes between sessions, and ongoing reminders of skills practiced in therapy.
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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Angela commonly help with?
She focuses on trauma and abuse and addresses related issues like post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, sexual assault, dissociation, body image, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and person-centered, combining somatic awareness, attachment ideas, mindfulness, and trauma-focused strategies to meet each person's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional work experience as a licensed counselor in Arizona.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - with license number AZ LPC LPC-16806 and practices in Arizona.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
Which formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.