Counseling & Mental Health Support

Healing,
Through a New Lens

Compassionate, evidence-based therapy designed to help you navigate life's challenges and rediscover your well-being.

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A Practice Built on
Care & Dedication

Angelo Therapy Group is a compassionate counseling practice dedicated to supporting individuals through life's most challenging moments. We believe that with the right guidance, everyone has the capacity to heal, grow, and thrive.

Our therapists take a collaborative, personalized approach — meeting each client exactly where they are. Whether you're facing anxiety, relationship challenges, life transitions, or simply seeking greater self-understanding, we're here to walk alongside you.

Based in San Diego and San Luis Obispo, we work with clients across California through virtual sessions. We provide a safe, non-judgmental space where healing begins — and where a new perspective on life becomes possible.

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Our Therapy Services

We offer a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches tailored to the unique needs of every individual, couple, and family we serve.

Peaceful lake at sunset in San Luis Obispo

Individual Therapy

One-on-one sessions focused on your personal growth, mental health challenges, and life goals. A private space to explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment.

Couples Counseling

Strengthen your relationship through improved communication, conflict resolution, and deeper emotional connection with your partner.

Anxiety & Depression

Targeted, evidence-based support for managing anxiety, depression, and stress — helping you regain balance and rediscover joy in daily life.

Life Transitions

Navigating major life changes — career shifts, loss, relocation, or identity — with guidance to help you adapt and move forward with confidence.

Trauma & PTSD

Compassionate, trauma-informed care to help you process and heal from past experiences so they no longer hold power over your present.

Adolescents & Young Adults

Support for families navigating conflict, communication breakdowns, or transitions — building stronger, healthier family dynamics, and aiding young adults with increasing awareness of their identity, and activation, through a strength based approach.

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Now Accepting Virtual Appointments

All sessions are currently held via secure video conferencing — making it easy to connect with us from the comfort of your own space, wherever you are in California.

The People Behind
Your Care

Nicholas Angelo

Nicholas “Nico” Angelo

LMFT #144221 — Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

Nico is a licensed marriage and family therapist with nearly 20 years in education and over 30 years as a professional musician and artist. Drawing on DBT, CBT, Unified Protocol, and Solution-Focused Therapy, he meets clients where they are from a validating, strength-based perspective — incorporating music, art, and meditation when appropriate. He has a particular gift with adolescents and young adults navigating stress, relationships, and school-related issues.

Adolescents Anxiety DBT CBT Life Transitions Self Confidence Activation Techniques
Christena Khattar

Christena Khattar

LPA — Licensed Psychological Associate

Christena is a PhD candidate and licensed psychological associate currently completing her dissertation at Saybrook University. With roots in philosophy, she brings a reflective, intellectually curious lens to her clinical work — approaching each client with a person-centered, holistic stance that honors the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. She creates a warm, collaborative space where clients feel genuinely heard and empowered to explore not just their challenges, but the deeper values that shape their lives.

Person-Centered Holistic Anxiety Self-Esteem Life Transitions Identity
● Not accepting new clients at this time

Frequently Asked
Questions

Your first session is really just a conversation. We will spend time getting to know you, understanding what brought you here, and talking through what you are hoping to work on. There is no pressure — it is simply a chance to get comfortable and start building a foundation of trust.

Yes. We offer a free 15-minute consultation so we can connect, answer your questions, and make sure we are a good fit before committing to sessions. It is a no-pressure conversation and a great first step.

The therapeutic relationship is one of the most important factors in successful therapy. We encourage you to read through our team bios and specialties, and then reach out for a free consultation. After one conversation, most people have a clear sense of whether the fit feels right.

This varies widely from person to person. Some clients notice meaningful shifts after just a few sessions, while others benefit from longer-term support. We work at your pace and regularly check in to make sure the process is meeting your needs.

Yes — we are currently accepting virtual appointments only, conducted via secure video conferencing. This makes it easy to access quality care from anywhere in California, on your schedule and in your own space.

We ask that you provide at least 24 hours notice if you need to cancel or reschedule your appointment. Cancellations made with less than 24 hours notice may be subject to the full session fee.

Absolutely. Nico has nearly 20 years of experience working with adolescents and young adults in both educational and clinical settings. He has a particular strength in helping younger clients navigate stress, identity, relationships, and school — meeting them exactly where they are.

Investment in
Your Well-Being

Session Rates

We believe that quality mental health care should be accessible. Session rates are discussed personally during your free 15-minute consultation, where we can find an arrangement that works for your situation.

Ready to talk rates? Reach out to schedule your free consultation and we will walk you through everything.

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Insurance & Payment

We accept a wide range of insurance plans. Some of the providers we work with include:

Blue Shield of California Oxford (Optum) United (Optum) Carelon Behavioral Health Anthem Blue Cross of California Magellan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Quest Behavioral Health Aetna Cigna Kaiser Southern California Kaiser Northern California Health Net of California

Payment Methods:

Zelle Venmo Credit Card

Cancellation Policy: We ask for at least 24 hours notice to cancel or reschedule. Late cancellations may be charged the full session fee.

🔒 Your privacy matters. All sessions are conducted via secure, HIPAA-compliant video conferencing to ensure your confidentiality.

Ready to Take
the First Step?

Reaching out for support is one of the bravest things you can do. We offer a free 15-minute consultation so you can find the right fit before committing to sessions.

Serving

All of California via virtual sessions

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