Angie L. Chicca

After years of teaching and mentoring students, I followed my dream and became a Counselor. In therapy, I allow clients to share the stories and work on the challenges they feel compelled to explore. I believe in the power of collaborative dialogue to help and heal. Through this dialogue, I become a fellow traveler on the journey to claim a healthy and rewarding life. Reaching-out for help can be difficult, but in taking that first step, the client is well on the road to regaining resiliency and practicing wholeness. I have faith that, although difficult, change is also transforming. As a yoga practitioner and former teacher of yoga philosophy, I bring mindfulness and thankfulness into my therapeutic exchanges. Connection with gratitude, an understanding of the power of language to heal or to hurt, and a deep appreciation of the human condition characterize my time with clients. My history includes working with domestic violence at a women’s center and shelter, substance abuse and ment