Angel Damara

Compassionate, skill-based care for complex challenges

LCSW, LICSW Oregon

Experience: 17 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Angel

Angel Damara is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting challenges, grief, and other life adjustments.

Background and approach

She brings a broad practice focus that also includes ADHD, bipolar symptoms, sleep difficulties, compassion fatigue, and issues tied to caregiving, chronic illness, attachment, and family transitions. Angel’s background includes substantial work with adults across mental health and addiction settings and several years assisting veterans with PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain, and co-occurring conditions.

Her approach blends evidence-based therapies with a transpersonal lens that honors spiritual and meaning-centered elements alongside clinical methods. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), attachment-based and client-centered strategies, and motivational interviewing to help clients build self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and develop practical skills.

Angel emphasizes a collaborative, open-minded therapeutic relationship where goals are explored honestly and treatment is tailored to each person’s needs and life context.

Practical approaches and online options for healing

Angel integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as part of her clinical toolkit. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and chronic pain-related distress. ACT helps people clarify their values and take committed action even when difficult emotions arise, which can be useful for coping with grief, chronic conditions, or life transitions.

She also draws on attachment-based ideas in her work, attending to how early and current relationships shape patterns of closeness, communication, and trust. Finding the right combination of methods is a collaborative process; the therapist partners with clients to explore goals, preferences, and responses to interventions and adjusts the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility by allowing work to continue via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options can help fit sessions into busy schedules, support ongoing skills practice between meetings, and make it easier to sustain continuity of care regardless of location within the licensed region.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Angel works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting struggles, grief, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, sleep problems, and caregiving-related stress.

How would you describe the therapist's clinical style?

The style combines a compassionate, client-centered stance with practical skills training and exploration of personal values and meaning to support growth and symptom relief.

What is Angel's professional background?

She has 17 years of experience in mental and behavioral health, including work with addictions and several years assisting veterans with PTSD, insomnia, chronic pain, and related issues.

Which credentials and licensure does she hold and where is she located?

Angel holds LCSW and LICSW credentials with licence details OR LCSW L6129 and WA LICSW LW61441333, and she practices from Oregon.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What formats are available for meeting with the therapist?

Clients can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and availability.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseParenting issuesDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shame Isolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

Oregon, Washington

Languages

English