Angel Damara, LCSW, LICSW

Angel Damara is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW and LICSW credentials, indicating state licensure to practice clinical social work. She earned a Master of Social Work from Walla Walla University in 2010 and brings extensive experience working across addictions and mental health settings.

With 17 years of experience in mental and behavioral health, Damara has supported people of all ages through a wide range of concerns. For more than six years she worked at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, assisting Veterans with issues such as PTSD, insomnia and nightmares, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, addictions, psychosis, and other mental health challenges.

Damara practices from a transpersonal framework, blending spiritual traditions and wisdom with contemporary psychotherapies to foster healing and personal growth. Her clinical work draws on evidence-based methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (including a VA certification in chronic pain management using CBT), and Motivational Interviewing. She integrates these approaches with practices that cultivate spiritual awareness to strengthen relationships, self-esteem, and a sense of meaning.

In session she emphasizes self-awareness, openness, and mutual honesty within a mindful, non-judgmental therapeutic space. Angel Damara guides clients through practical, tailored strategies and reflective work to help them reach identified goals and increase purpose in daily life.