About Angela Smigiel, LCSW, CSAT
Angela Smigiel, LCSW, CSAT
Specializing in Developmental Trauma, Attachment & Relationship Healing
Angela Smigiel, LCSW, CSAT is a licensed clinical social worker and Certified Sex Addiction Therapist with more than 20 years of experience in mental and behavioral health. Her integrative, trauma-informed approach helps clients address the underlying wounds and relational patterns that contribute to anxiety, addiction, codependency, and difficulties in relationships.
Angela specializes in trauma, addiction, codependency, love addiction and avoidance, and early attachment trauma. Her clinical work incorporates Post Induction Therapy (PIT), based on Pia Mellody’s model of codependency and developmental trauma, as well as Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, NARM, Brainspotting, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR). She has worked and trained at The Meadows, a world-renowned treatment center best known for Pia Mellody’s Model of Developmental Immaturity.
Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Arizona / LCSW 19437
In addition to her clinical practice, Angela serves as a PIT Trainer, training clinicians across the country in Pia Mellody’s model of codependency and Post Induction Therapy (PIT). Her extensive experience with PIT and trauma treatment allows her to help clinicians deepen their understanding of developmental trauma, emotional regulation, boundaries, relationships, and the recovery process.
Angela’s approach is compassionate, experiential, and grounded in the belief that meaningful healing occurs when individuals can understand the origins of their patterns, develop greater emotional awareness, and build healthier relationships with themselves and others. She is a graduate of Arizona State University, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s of Social Work.
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Phone : 602-671-3408
Email : angela@spiralupcounseling.com
I work with trauma, anxiety, depression, addiction, codependency, love addiction and avoidance, and early attachment trauma. My training includes Post Induction Therapy (PIT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR, NARM, Brainspotting and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR), and I am a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist (CSAT).
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is a psychotherapy method that helps people heal from trauma and adverse life experiences. It works by activating the brain’s natural healing process. EMDR therapy is a well-researched and effective treatment for a variety of mental health conditions.
Compulsive sexual behavior disorder is a new mental health diagnosis characterized by repetitive sexual behaviors that cause significant distress or impairment. Symptoms include preoccupation with sexual activities, failed attempts to reduce sexual behaviors, and continued sexual engagement despite harmful consequences.
PIT is a trauma therapy that helps people heal from childhood trauma and developmental immaturity. It integrates elements of multiple therapy approaches to help people identify and challenge their negative core beliefs and coping mechanisms, and to learn new skills for managing emotions, building relationships, and living fulfilling lives. PIT is effective for a variety of mental health conditions.
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