About Angela
Dr. Angela Buffington offers a straightforward, practical approach rooted in evidence-informed therapies. She is a California psychologist (CA Psychologist PSY32331) with 15 years of clinical experience who helps people facing depression, anxiety, addictions, and painful relationship patterns.
She focuses on everyday struggles that make life feel heavy. That includes stress, grief, challenges in intimacy, parenting strain, career crossroads, and mood disorders such as bipolar and postpartum depression. She also works with people dealing with ADHD, family of origin problems, codependency, and communication breakdowns.
How Angela works
In sessions she blends cognitive behavioral techniques with mindfulness and acceptance-based methods. That mix is aimed at noticing unhelpful thoughts, learning practical skills, and reconnecting with personal values. Motivational interviewing and elements from dialectical behavior approaches are used when clients need support with change and emotion regulation.
Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She focuses on building skills that fit into a client’s daily life and on clarifying what matters most to each person. Therapy is presented as a collaborative process rather than a lecture.
People looking to begin are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Scheduling is arranged based on therapist availability, and the practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
Angela lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Angela works with
The areas below are the ones Angela selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | CA Psychologist |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
How online approaches and skills fit into daily life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then take actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and practicing concrete skills to change mood and behavior. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers emotion regulation and distress-tolerance techniques useful when feelings are intense and hard to manage.Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process can involve trying different tools and tracking what helps most.
Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting work or family schedules more easily and reducing travel time so sessions can be attended between commitments. Online work can also allow for shorter check-ins when a brief follow-up is needed. Because session formats were not specified in the biography, confirm current online and in-person options before booking to make sure they meet your needs.
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