Dr Angela DeVita

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Verified

“Feeling unmoored after a big move, life change, or peak experience ? You don’t need another checklist—you need a guide who gets the messy middle and has an unconventional, compassionate way of helping you land on meaning, connection, and purpose.”

About Me

Hi, I'm Dr. Angela DeVita. I blend evidence-based psychotherapy with soulful, practical tools to guide you through life's biggest transitions. Living between California and Spain has given me a unique lens on what it means to navigate major life changes. With a background in depth psychology, Art Therapy, and cross-cultural work, I bring curiosity and warmth to the messy middle. Think of our sessions as a conversation where we use metaphors, gentle challenges, and a roadmap as unique as your suitcase to find your way. My style is compassionate yet direct—a mix of steady insight and playful accountability. Together, we'll clarify shifting identities, anchor meaning with new rituals, and take actionable steps to reconnect with yourself and others. Clients often leave feeling grounded, intentional, and ready for the next chapter

Approach

My approach is rooted in the belief that deep change requires consideration of the whole person. I blend evidence-based body-aware therapies (such as Internal Family Systems/IFS) with creative, soulful practices and grounded, culturally sensitive coaching. Why this mix? Because the mind, body, and spirit each hold different kinds of wisdom about change. We use somatic tools to release stored tension and regulate the nervous system, creative methods to access parts of yourself that logic can't reach, and practical strategies to ensure your daily life aligns with who you are becoming. Whether we are working through anxiety, grief, frustration, or identity shifts, my goal is to help you harmonize your physical, emotional, mental, and environmental experiences—and if spirituality is part of your life, we can explore that too. The result is a life that feels aligned, grounded, and truly yours

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Basic Information

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Santa Clara, United States

Online Only

Services

I specialize in supporting individuals navigating complex inner challenges and life shifts. My practice is designed for those seeking depth, clarity, and sustainable change—particularly motivated active participants who strive to become their best selves and feel a deep call to serve or contribute meaningfully to the world. Who I Work With: *Expats & Cross-Cultural Pros: Government, NGO, teachers, and digital nomads navigating life between cultures (CA & abroad). *Introverts & High-Achievers: Those drained by 'performing' extroversion and disconnected from their unmet needs. *People in Transition: Facing career shifts, loss, or navigating life after a profound journey (e.g., the Camino) and confronting identity changes. What We Work On: *Anxiety & Exhaustion: Fatigue from over-performing or suppressing your true nature. *Worthiness & Belonging: Dismantling the belief that you must 'earn' your place in work and relationships. *Identity & Purpose: Aligning actions with core values and your desire to serve. *Sustainable Living: Managing time and energy to create a life that honors your inner compass, while developing skills to decrease emotional reactivity and communicate more authentically in personal and professional relationships.

Services Offered:

Coaching
A goal-oriented practice focused on identifying objectives, overcoming obstacles, and taking action, centred on the present and future rather than past difficulties.
Mindfulness
The practice of paying deliberate attention to the present moment without judgement, used to reduce stress and increase awareness of automatic reactions.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Psychotherapy
In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.
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Somatic Psychotherapy
A form of therapy focused on the connection between mind and body, using body awareness and movement to release held tension, trauma, and emotion.
Stress Management
Techniques and strategies for managing the body and mind's response to excessive demands, including relaxation, cognitive restructuring, and lifestyle changes.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
Wellness Support
Holistic support focused on overall well-being, including stress management, lifestyle balance, and building sustainable healthy habits.
Spiritual or Faith-Based Counselling
Counselling that integrates spiritual or religious beliefs into the therapeutic process for people who want faith to be part of their healing.
Integrative Psychotherapy
An approach that draws on multiple therapeutic models, tailored to the individual, rather than following a single method.

Works With:

Adults
Individuals

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Anxiety
Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Career Issues
Work-related difficulties such as chronic dissatisfaction, conflict, burnout, uncertainty about direction, or the stress of career change.
Relocation / Expat
The psychological challenges of moving to a new country or city, including loneliness, culture shock, identity shifts, and loss of social support.
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Women's Issues
Psychological challenges more commonly experienced by women, including gender-based stress, reproductive health concerns, body image, caregiving burden, and societal expectations.
Family Issues
Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.
Mood Swings
Rapid, unpredictable shifts in emotional state, from highs to lows, that disrupt daily life and relationships and may signal an underlying condition.
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Spiritual Exploration
Questions of meaning, purpose, faith, and spiritual experience as they relate to psychological well-being and personal identity.
Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.

Professional Title:

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
A therapist licensed to work with couples and families on relationship difficulties, communication, and family dynamics.