Angela Slocum, LMSW

Angela Slocum is a licensed social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan with ten years of clinical counseling experience and over 20 years in social work. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and major life changes. Angela aims to make first steps feel less overwhelming and more doable for people seeking change.

In sessions she focuses on building an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through. She encourages practical steps that fit into everyday life, and she works at the client’s pace. Her style centers on listening, asking helpful questions, and supporting each person’s goals.

Angela uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the individual’s needs and values. She employs Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. Solution-Focused Therapy guides short-term goal setting and actionable next steps.

Her background spans social work roles across health and community settings, and she draws on that long history when addressing concerns like caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, aging issues, and end-of-life matters. She also supports people facing workplace strain, blended family issues, money worries, and pregnancy or postpartum changes.

Sessions are conducted in English and follow the LMSW scope of practice. People considering work together are encouraged to review how the therapist’s approaches match their needs and to start with a brief match questionnaire before scheduling.

How Angela's approaches work online and in session

Client-Centered Therapy puts the person’s concerns at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the client’s lead to address what matters most. This approach helps with anxiety, grief, and relationship strain by keeping goals grounded in the person’s values.

Motivational Interviewing focuses on uncovering a client’s own reasons for change. It uses gentle questions and collaboration to resolve mixed feelings and build momentum toward goals. This method can be useful for coping with life changes, caregiver decisions, or health-related behavior shifts.

Solution-Focused Therapy targets concrete, short-term goals and small next steps. Sessions often identify what is already working and expand those strengths to create manageable change in daily life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. That process may shift as progress is made, and adjustments are welcomed.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it simpler to keep regular appointments around work or caregiving duties.