Angela Petrosino (she/her)

Pregnancy and the postpartum period can bring unexpected emotional challenges from anxiety and overwhelm to grief, identity shifts, and feelings that are difficult to name. Angela provides a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can process these experiences honestly and without shame. She supports women through the full spectrum of perinatal emotional health, helping them build resilience, strengthen their sense of self, and feel more grounded in this significant life transition.

Struggling with addiction often means carrying shame, isolation, and uncertainty about whether change is truly possible. Angela believes it is, and meets clients exactly where they are, without judgment. Using a compassionate, client-centered approach, she helps clients explore the patterns and experiences underlying addictive behaviors, build healthier coping strategies, and move toward a life that feels more aligned with their values and goals.

Trauma can leave you feeling stuck, hypervigilant, or disconnected from yourself and others even long after the experience has passed. Angela provides a safe, compassionate space where clients can process difficult experiences at their own pace, rebuild a sense of inner safety, and develop the resilience needed to move forward. Using a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, she helps clients understand their patterns and reclaim a sense of peace and possibility.

DBT was developed to help people manage intense emotions, reduce impulsive behaviors, and improve relationships. Angela draws from DBT skills to help clients build distress tolerance, emotional regulation, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness practical tools that create real change in daily life. DBT is particularly helpful for clients who feel overwhelmed by their emotions or find themselves caught in cycles of conflict, self-criticism, or difficulty coping with stress.

CBT helps clients identify and challenge the unhelpful thought patterns and beliefs that contribute to anxiety, depression, and emotional distress. Angela uses CBT as a practical, collaborative tool helping clients understand the connection between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and develop concrete strategies for creating healthier patterns. The goal is not to think positively but to think more accurately and respond to life's challenges in a more adaptive way.

ACT helps clients stop fighting their inner experiences and start building a life guided by what truly matters to them. Rather than trying to eliminate difficult thoughts and feelings, Angela uses ACT to help clients develop psychological flexibility learning to observe their inner world with curiosity rather than judgment, clarify their core values, and take meaningful action even in the presence of discomfort. The result is a deeper sense of purpose, resilience, and authentic living.