Angela Hastings, LMSW

Angela Hastings is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan with 12 years of clinical experience. She builds a warm, interactive space where people can talk about anxiety, depression, grief, and the stresses of daily life. Her manner combines mentoring and coaching while respecting each person's pace and goals.

She focuses on client-centered work where the person sets session goals and direction. Angela uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused approaches to tackle immediate problems. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness practices when emotion regulation and stressful reactions are central concerns.

Areas she commonly addresses include life transitions, crisis intervention, body image and eating-related issues, self-harm, addictions, and relationship concerns such as jealousy. She also helps with anger, career stress, parenting strain, and feelings of isolation or low self-esteem.

Angela emphasizes a supportive, nonjudgmental relationship and aims to meet people where they are, including in matters of faith and personal values. Sessions often look like a mix of practical skill teaching, short-term problem solving, and reflective conversation about longer term patterns.

She encourages small, doable steps and focuses on what clients want to change first. Reaching out for help is framed as a sign of strength, and Angela invites prospective clients to begin by describing their main concern so they can plan next steps together.

Approaches that shape online sessions

Angela often uses client-centered work, which means sessions start with what matters most to the person. The client sets goals and the pace, while the therapist listens, reflects, and helps organize next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is also a common approach she uses to identify unhelpful thinking and try concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety or depressive patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as progress and challenges become clearer.

If you plan to do sessions online, confirm the specific session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It can also let people practice skills in their day-to-day routines and bring real-life situations into conversation more quickly.