Angela Blake, MD, LCSW-C

Angela Blake, MD, LCSW-C, is a licensed therapist practicing in Maryland with 34 years of professional experience. As an MD - Doctor of Medicine - who also holds an LCSW-C, a clinical social work license, she combines medical training and clinical social work expertise to support individuals facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, self-esteem concerns, depression, and life transitions.

She works from a strengths-based, client-centered stance, viewing each person as the expert on their own story and drawing on their existing resources to address what feels most challenging. Her clinical toolkit includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness-based techniques, motivational interviewing, psychodynamic exploration, and solution-focused strategies to tailor an approach that meets each individual’s needs.

Angela offers guidance on a broad range of concerns beyond core specialties, including caregiver stress, communication difficulties, mood disorders, social anxiety, issues of guilt and shame, life-purpose questions, and parenting matters related to neurodiversity. She encourages clients to set their own treatment goals and to prepare and review those goals throughout the therapeutic process to monitor progress and refine priorities.

Practical recommendations from her practice include scheduling weekly sessions for the first four to six weeks when possible and planning for typical sessions of about 45 minutes, with timing adjusted as clinical needs require. Messages are usually answered within 24 hours though response times may be longer on days when she is not scheduled. She reminds individuals that this service is not intended for crisis response - in emergencies clients should call 988 or go to the nearest emergency room.

Throughout her long career Angela aims to support motivated change with compassion, offering structured therapeutic methods alongside reflective listening to help people move toward more fulfilling and balanced lives.