At a glance
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Florida / SW21585
- NPI
- 1255759643
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Florida
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Compassionate and practical
- Goal focused support
- Mindfulness informed care
About Angelica
Angelica Ventresca, LCSW, is a licensed therapist in Florida with 17 years of experience helping people through hard periods. She focuses on depression, anxiety, stress, and major life changes. Angelica aims to make the therapy room a calm place to slow down and rebuild confidence.
She uses practical approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to help clients notice patterns and try new behaviors. Sessions often include mindfulness and emotion-focused work to increase self-awareness and improve relationships. Faith-based support is available when clients want it.
Angelica pays attention to communication and self-esteem, and she helps people practice concrete skills for social anxiety and everyday stress. She also supports those dealing with caregiver strain, workplace issues, and the fallout from separation or divorce. Her work includes attention to attachment, abandonment, and feelings of guilt or shame.
In sessions she favors a warm, collaborative tone. Clients can expect to set clear goals and try small, doable steps between meetings. The focus is on building self-compassion, resilience, and a clearer sense of purpose.
Her background combines long-term clinical experience with a flexible, person-centered style. Angelica aims to meet people where they are and adapt tools to fit each person’s life. This approach helps make steady progress feel possible.
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How these approaches can work online
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change by asking open questions and reflecting back what they say. It is useful when someone feels stuck or wants to make a lifestyle or behavior change. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s experience and priorities, with the therapist listening closely and following the client’s lead to build understanding and self-acceptance. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to test and change unhelpful patterns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick strategies that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That may mean combining elements from different approaches and adjusting techniques as progress is made.
The main practical benefit of online therapy is fitting sessions into a busy life. Confirm the therapist’s current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins, avoid travel time, or meet from a place with fewer distractions. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt conversation, skill practice, and homework to an online setting so therapy remains focused and useful. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueAdditional focus areas
AbandonmentAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyExperience
17+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Angelica focus on?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, parenting strain, and life transitions. Additional focus areas include trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, career matters, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is collaborative and warm, with practical steps between sessions. Therapy blends client-centered listening with skill-based methods to try in daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Angelica has 17 years of experience working in clinical settings and with individual clients. That background informs how she adapts methods to each person.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Florida as a licensed clinical social worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs.
How are costs and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing depends on the subscription tier and scheduling.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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