Angela Viesca, LCSW, CCM, C-ASWCM, CCFP, CART

** Only offering Telehealth via Doxy.me at this time**

**Not accepting new clients at this time**

Angela R. Viesca, LCSW, CCM, C-ASWCM, CCFP, CART™ is a clinical therapist in private practice. She was raised in the Midwest and attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She obtained Bachelor degrees in English and Sociology with a minor in Psychology. She then enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin and received her Master of Science in Social Work degree in 1992. Since then, she has practiced in a variety of clinical settings, including acute care psychiatric hospitals, outpatient treatment centers, partial hospitalization programs, and community based mental health centers including Bluebonnet Trails MHMR and Austin Travis County Integral Care. Her experience working for a variety of managed care companies providing behavioral health and medical case management and utilization review services has enhanced her knowledge of the managed care industry and strengthened her patient advocacy skills, increasing her ability to help members navigate today's complex health care system. Angela considers herself to be a generalist who enjoys working with a variety of issues and people.

She has worked with adults experiencing severe and chronic mental health problems including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, major depression, and anxiety. She has also worked with clients that are coping with histories of abuse/trauma. In addition, she has special interest in women's issues, anger management, adjustment disorders, parenting/life transition issues, and grief and loss issues. Angela has also provided therapy to families affected by military deployment or other military lifestyle issues. Professional affiliations include the National Association of Social Workers, the Case Management Society of America and the International Association of Trauma Professionals. Ms. Viesca is also a Certified Anger Resolution Therapist, a Certified Advanced Social Work Case Manager, a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional, and an approved provider forwww.giveanhour.org.  Ms. Viesca has also obtained a Certification Badge from the Pregnancy and Postpartum Health Alliance of Texas in Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders.