Dr. Angela BuffingtonCA Psychologist PSY32331

Dr. Angela Buffington is a California clinical psychologist who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She brings 15 years of experience to sessions and aims to create a calm, compassionate space for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. Her communication style is straightforward and practical.

She uses approaches such as mindfulness therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take manageable steps forward. Therapy sessions often include learning simple tools to shift unhelpful thinking and practicing skills that reduce emotional reactivity.

Dr. Buffington also addresses concerns related to trauma, addiction, postpartum depression, and relationship patterns that keep people stuck. She helps clients untangle family of origin issues, codependency, and attachment concerns so they can make clearer choices about relationships and parenting.

Her work includes helping people cope with grief, career stress, anger, and life-stage transitions like midlife change. She combines practical skill-building with attention to values, so change feels relevant to what each person cares about.

Sessions are offered in English from her California practice. People who want to begin are invited to use the site's Start Therapy flow to complete a short questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small, doable actions that match those values. It emphasizes acceptance of hard feelings while building movement toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment awareness.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Dr. Buffington will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and daily life. She tailors exercises and goals so they fit realistic schedules and personal preferences.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow short check-ins when time is tight, or reduce travel time so people can focus on the work. Many people find that skill-based work, like CBT homework or mindfulness practices, adapts well to remote sessions and can be practiced between meetings to speed progress.