Angela Schuckhardt , LCSW

Angela Schuckhardt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New York who supports people navigating complex emotional and relational challenges. She offers compassionate, trauma-informed care rooted in client-centered principles, helping individuals manage depression, anxiety, stress, grief, and trauma while addressing relationship and identity concerns. Her practice integrates mindfulness and emotion-focused techniques to strengthen self-awareness, improve communication, and rebuild a sense of agency.

Angela focuses on practical goals like improving coping skills, healing from past experiences, and fostering healthier connections with others. She works collaboratively to address issues such as workplace stress, parenting challenges, intimacy and family dynamics, substance and behavioral concerns, and life transitions including pregnancy and postpartum adjustment. With an emphasis on empowerment and resilience, she helps clients explore their values, process difficult emotions, and create realistic pathways for change.

Experienced in supporting young adults, women, and people facing major life shifts, Angela blends clinical training with a warm, affirming stance. Her approach honors each person s unique story and preferences, guiding them toward clearer communication, stronger boundaries, and renewed confidence in meeting life s demands.

Adapting Therapeutic Approaches to Online Care

Angela integrates client-centered therapy and emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) into her online practice. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and respected while exploring personal goals and values; it helps with self-esteem, life transitions, and building coping skills. Emotionally-focused therapy targets attachment and emotional patterns within relationships, helping people identify core emotions and improve connection and communication in partnerships and families. Mindfulness therapy is also used to build present-moment awareness and stress management skills, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Angela works together with each person to determine what fits best. She tailors techniques to the client s needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust strategies over time in collaboration with the client and with input from licensed professionals when appropriate.

Online sessions via video, phone, live chat, or messaging provide flexibility for busy schedules and can make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life changes. These options allow clients to engage in ongoing therapy from convenient locations, schedule sessions around work or family demands, and access different formats of support to suit their communication style.