Angela Bellinghausen, LPC, LIMHP

Angela Bellinghausen is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner (LIMHP) working in Colorado. She brings three decades of experience to common struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleeping problems, relationship concerns, and coping with life changes. Angela also focuses on aging and geriatric issues and on topics such as self-esteem, addictions, and isolation. Her style is straightforward and collaborative. Sessions center on what feels useful to the person sitting across from her. She uses clear, practical tools to build coping skills, reduce symptoms, and strengthen everyday functioning. Angela blends several well-known approaches to match each person’s needs. She may use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and habits. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can be used for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas appear when helping people live with difficult feelings without being dominated by them. Across 30 years of practice she has worked with people facing loss, addiction, life transitions, and ongoing mental health challenges. Her background includes a focus on wellness and whole-person care rather than only labels or diagnosis. She aims to help people grow their resilience and sense of purpose. Angela encourages clients to take an active role in choosing approaches that fit. She frames therapy as a practical partnership to help people move forward from hard moments and find more ease in daily life.

How key approaches guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without spending energy trying to eliminate them, so they can act on what matters. ACT can be useful for anxiety, grief, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and uses exercises to change patterns that cause distress. CBT often helps with depression, panic, and sleeping problems. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers practical skills for emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance and can be a strong fit when emotions feel overwhelming.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to try methods that suit their goals and preferences. Over a few sessions the plan can be adjusted based on what helps most and what feels realistic for daily life.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports using tools like thought records, behavioral experiments, and mindfulness exercises between sessions to reinforce learning.