ANGELA SIMS

Angela Sims is a Licensed Social Worker with 20 years of experience in the field. Her work began with adults and children with ASD in a variety of settings which include case management and setting up residential services for adults with disabilities. Angela was the director of a weekend camp for adults with autism and other neurogenic disorders for 9 years and served on the board of a nonprofit organization providing therapeutic art techniques to help individuals with ASD with self-regulation, independence, and self-esteem.

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Angela has a bachelor's degree in art from The Ohio State University and a master's in social work with a focus on counseling children youth, and families from Case Western Reserve University. Angela’s journey as a therapist began 8 years ago in the children's department of a community mental health center, working with children families, and couples. For the past 6 years, she has worked in private practice and currently works with individuals and couples. 

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Angela specializes in treating trauma and recognizes the role it plays to perpetuate problems in relationships and all aspects of life, and helping couples and individuals learn skills to expel toxic behaviors and communication patterns in relationships. Modalities used are CBT, a variety of modalities to process trauma and treat anxiety and depression, somatic therapy, EFT, therapeutic art processing, and has an overall holistic

approach to treatment.