Jacqueline Angeles, LMFT

About

Marriage & Family Therapist in Los Angeles, CA. Works with Anxiety, Life Transitions and Stress. Sees clients in person. Takes Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente and other plans. Accepting new clients.

Areas of expertise

• Anxiety
• Life Transitions
• Stress Management
• Anger Management
• Coping Skills
• Depression
• Divorce
• Family Conflict
• Grief
• Relationship Issues
• School Issues
• Self Esteem

Types of therapy

• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)A structured, practical therapy that looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions affect each other, and teaches skills for changing unhelpful thinking and habits.
• Cognitive Processing (CPT)A structured therapy for PTSD that helps people examine and change beliefs about themselves and the world that formed after a trauma.
• Compassion FocusedHelps people who are hard on themselves to build warmth and compassion toward themselves, as a counterweight to shame and self-criticism.
• Culturally SensitiveTakes a person's culture, identity, background and values into account, and shapes the work so it fits their life.
• Emotionally FocusedTreats emotions as a guide to change. Often used with couples, to understand patterns of conflict and rebuild a secure bond.
• ExistentialExplores life's big questions, such as meaning, freedom, choice, loneliness and death, and how they connect to a person's struggles.
• Experiential TherapyUses activities such as role-play, movement, art or guided imagery to work through feelings in the moment, not only to talk about them.
• Family SystemsSees a person as part of their family as a whole, and explores roles, patterns and communication across the family rather than one person's problems alone.
• HumanisticA family of approaches, including person-centered and Gestalt therapy, that emphasize growth, self-awareness and a person's capacity to choose.
• InterpersonalA structured, time-limited therapy focused on relationships and life events, such as conflict, loss or big role changes, and how they affect mood.
• InterventionHelp planning and running an intervention, where family and friends come together to encourage someone, often with an addiction, to accept treatment.
• Motivational InterviewingA collaborative style of conversation that helps people explore mixed feelings about a change and find their own reasons to make it.
• MulticulturalRecognizes how culture, race, ethnicity and other identities shape experience, and makes them part of the work.
• Person-CenteredA warm, non-directive approach: the therapist listens with empathy and without judgment, and trusts the person to find their own direction.
• Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)A short-term, goal-focused approach that spends less time on problems and more on what already works and the small steps toward what the person wants.
• Strength-BasedFocuses on the strengths, skills and resources a person already has, and builds on them to meet challenges.

More details

Sessions

In-person

Accepting new clients

Yes

Specialties

Anxiety, Life Transitions, Stress, Addiction, Alcohol Use, Anger Management, Behavioral Issues, Coping Skills, Depression, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Drug Abuse, Emotional Disturbance, Family Conflict, Grief, Marital and Premarital, Mood Disorders, Relationship Issues, School Issues, Self Esteem, Sleep or Insomnia, Sports Performance, Substance Use, Thinking Disorders, Women's Issues

Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, Blue Shield, BlueCross and BlueShield, Carelon Behavioral Health, Cedars Sinai, Descent, Kaiser Medicare Advantage, Managed Health Network (MHN), Optum, TriWest, Out of Network

Fees

Individual sessions $150, couple sessions $220; sliding scale available

Payment methods

American Express, Cash, Mastercard, Visa

Ages

Adults, Elders (65+)

Works with

Individuals, Couples

Ethnicity

Hispanic and Latino

Languages

English

Gender

Female

Education

Antioch University (Culver City)

Years in practice

4

Other offices

Pasadena Avenue, South Pasadena, 91030

Education & qualifications