About Angela
Angela Roiko Bogust is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who practices in Illinois. She brings 15 years of clinical experience and a background helping people affected by brain injuries and neurological conditions. Angela focuses on listening first and matching care to each person's needs.
She uses a warm, straightforward style in sessions. Angela has worked with survivors, caregivers, and family members after major injury or illness. She helps people talk through physical, cognitive, emotional, and relationship changes that can follow neurological events.
Background and approach
Her experience includes chronic medical conditions, traumatic brain injury, and intellectual disability alongside concerns like grief, anxiety, and depression. Her counseling approach centers on genuineness and unconditional positive regard. Sessions tend to be client-centered and collaborative, with the therapist and person setting goals together.
Angela tailors conversations and plans to what each person needs right now. She also addresses stressors such as caregiver strain, aging and geriatric issues, chronic pain and illness, and compassion fatigue. Other areas of focus include parenting challenges, relationship and family concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, anger, self-esteem, and career-related stress.
People who prefer straightforward, empathetic conversation may find this approach helpful. Angela aims to create space to process change, name priorities, and identify practical next steps.
Approaches that guide online work and recovery
Angela uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people adapt after injury and illness. One common approach focuses on practical coping skills for managing mood and stress. This approach teaches concrete ways to notice stressors, try coping steps, and adjust goals when life changes make old routines harder to keep.Another approach emphasizes client-centered dialogue that follows the person's pace and priorities. This involves active listening, reflecting what someone says, and working together to set small, achievable steps. It is useful for processing grief, relationship shifts, and identity changes after neurological events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match goals and preferences. Together they will review what helps, try options, and change course as needed.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation when that feels helpful. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat suit short check-ins or people who prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit sessions around medical appointments, caregiving, work, and daily routines.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Intellectual disability
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English