AV Portrait of Angelica Ventresca

Angelica Ventresca, LCSW

Calm, practical support for anxiety and life change

17 years in practice · based in Florida · sessions in English · online sessions

Book with Angelica

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.

About Angelica

Angelica Ventresca is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience helping people navigate anxiety, stress, and major life changes. She practices in Florida and focuses on clear, practical support that fits each person’s life. Her work centers on building self-esteem and better communication so people can feel more confident and connected.

Angelica blends mindfulness with evidence-informed methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other integrative approaches. Sessions are collaborative and grounded in everyday steps clients can use between meetings.

Book with Angelica Now Review online therapy options and next steps.

Background and approach

She also offers faith-based support when requested and appropriate to a person’s beliefs. In sessions she asks questions, listens closely, and helps people identify patterns that keep them stuck. Then she introduces small, manageable changes to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Work often includes breathing and grounding practices, thought work from CBT, and emotion skills to tolerate distress. She has spent many years supporting adults facing relationship strain, workplace stress, parenting pressures, caregiver burnout, and trauma-related concerns. Her focus areas include panic and social anxiety, attachment and abandonment worries, guilt and shame, and finding purpose after life transitions.

Her style is warm, direct, and patient. People who prefer practical tools and honest reflection tend to do well with her. Angelica aims to help each person leave sessions with one or two clear steps to try before the next meeting.

How Angelica’s approaches work online

Angelica draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy to guide online work. CBT focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and panic. It gives concrete exercises people can use between sessions to reduce worry and avoidant habits. Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and grounding skills to notice feelings without reacting immediately, which helps with stress, panic, and rumination.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Angelica treats the decision as a collaboration - she will review goals, try out techniques, and adjust the plan to match what helps most. That means online sessions can shift focus from skill-building to deeper emotional work as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are helpful when a shorter check-in is needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing processing, quick skill coaching, and check-ins between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days while keeping progress steady.
Book with Angelica Now Review online therapy options and next steps.

Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does Angelica address?
She works with adults around anxiety, stress, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress, trauma and related issues like panic attacks and social anxiety.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, mixing mindfulness with structured techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and reactions.
What experience does she bring?
She has 17 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker supporting adults through transitions, caregiving stress, and trauma recovery.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a FL LCSW and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does the process of starting work?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

What this therapist works with

Most often

Experience
17 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.