About Angela Lake, LPC
I'm a counselor, or if you prefer therapist or psychotherapist, who is honored every day to join individuals, couples, and families on their journey of change. My passion is helping individuals discover, understand and heal who they are; and grow, develop, and transform into what they want. I support couples and families to connect and communicate with one another in a more meaningful way and to accept each other where they are. My expertise is in relationship issues, trauma, grief, anxiety, and depression. I incorporate a variety of modalities depending on the needs of the client, including trauma-informed, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment work, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and/or Solution-focused.
Education and Experience:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC 1049) in the state of Kansas
Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS 665208)
Master of Arts Degree in Counseling, Certificate in Christian Counseling, Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS, 2006)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, University of Kansas (KU, 1996)
Attended Johnson County Community College before attending KU
Attended Calvary Theological Seminary, Biblical Counseling Program
I have more than 20 years experience in the field: worked with teens in an in-patient treatment facility; completed my internship and practicum at a center for domestic violence and sexual assault; worked with children and parents of children with serious emotional disturbance at a community mental health center; provided in-home services to parents, couples, children and families at a foster care agency; and worked with adult individuals and couples in private practice with a variety of needs.
Professional Memberships
Prepare Enrich Facilitator
ACA member: American Counseling Association
ICEEFT member: International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Personal:
I am daughter, sister, auntie, niece, bonus mom, fur-baby mother, and friend. I consider myself a widow, as I lost my fiancé due to a catastrophic medical anomaly, and am blessed to continue to be a part of his family. I am a Christian. I am a foodie and I love to cook; very therapeutic, not just the eating but the shopping, preparing, cutting, and cooking too (notice I didn't mention clean up...ugh). I love to knit and crochet; fingerless gloves are my favorite thing to make.
Each of us is a work in progress, under construction, as it were.
A mistake is an opportunity for growth.
Practice makes progress, not perfection.
Slow change, over time, is lasting.
Pet peeves: "always", "never", "should", "but", and "fix".
Education and Experience:
Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC 1049) in the state of Kansas
Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS 665208)
Master of Arts Degree in Counseling, Certificate in Christian Counseling, Franciscan University of Steubenville (FUS, 2006)
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, University of Kansas (KU, 1996)
Attended Johnson County Community College before attending KU
Attended Calvary Theological Seminary, Biblical Counseling Program
I have more than 20 years experience in the field: worked with teens in an in-patient treatment facility; completed my internship and practicum at a center for domestic violence and sexual assault; worked with children and parents of children with serious emotional disturbance at a community mental health center; provided in-home services to parents, couples, children and families at a foster care agency; and worked with adult individuals and couples in private practice with a variety of needs.
Professional Memberships
Prepare Enrich Facilitator
ACA member: American Counseling Association
ICEEFT member: International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
Personal:
I am daughter, sister, auntie, niece, bonus mom, fur-baby mother, and friend. I consider myself a widow, as I lost my fiancé due to a catastrophic medical anomaly, and am blessed to continue to be a part of his family. I am a Christian. I am a foodie and I love to cook; very therapeutic, not just the eating but the shopping, preparing, cutting, and cooking too (notice I didn't mention clean up...ugh). I love to knit and crochet; fingerless gloves are my favorite thing to make.
Each of us is a work in progress, under construction, as it were.
A mistake is an opportunity for growth.
Practice makes progress, not perfection.
Slow change, over time, is lasting.
Pet peeves: "always", "never", "should", "but", and "fix".
