Angel Damara, LCSW, LICSW

Angel Damara is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience in mental and behavioral health. She practices from Oregon and supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief, addictions, sleeping problems, anger, and ADHD. Angel uses clear, practical ways to help people get through hard moments and build better day-to-day routines.

She focuses on approaches that teach skills and shift unhelpful patterns, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered listening to help people feel heard and understood. Sessions are straightforward and collaborative, with an emphasis on small steps that add up over time.

Angel has worked in both addictions and mental health settings, including several years supporting Veterans with PTSD, insomnia, anxiety, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, and related concerns. That background informs her steady, problem-solving style in session and her comfort addressing complex or overlapping issues.

She describes her work as transpersonal in orientation, blending spiritual awareness with evidence-based techniques when that fits a person's goals. That means she pays attention to meaning, purpose, and personal values as part of treatment alongside skill-building and symptom management.

Practically, Angel offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She helps people set realistic goals, practice new skills between sessions, and track progress in ways that suit their lives.

How CBT, ACT, and Attachment Work Online

Angel often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that fuel anxiety, depression, insomnia, or anger. CBT breaks problems into manageable steps and practices new skills between sessions.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take actions that match what matters to them. ACT focuses on accepting difficult feelings while committing to small, value-driven steps. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and intimacy struggles.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels useful. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits each person’s needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone works well when bandwidth is limited or someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can provide brief check-ins, skill reminders, or faster follow-up between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, caregiving, or other busy schedules, while keeping continuity of care across locations.