Angela Smith-Misja, MSW, LISW,
About Angela Smith-Misja (She/Her)
Angela Smith-Misja helps adolescents, teens, adults, and older adults navigate life’s challenges with compassion, practical support, and evidence-based care. Serving clients throughout Ohio through LifeStance Health, she creates a welcoming environment where individuals can feel heard, understood, and empowered to make meaningful changes in their lives. Her approach is collaborative and personalized, helping clients build resilience while working toward their mental health and wellness goals.
Angela has experience supporting individuals facing anxiety, depression, and major life transitions. She understands that emotional struggles can affect every aspect of daily life and works closely with clients to identify patterns, strengthen coping skills, and develop strategies that promote long-term growth. She provides individual therapy tailored to each person’s unique circumstances and goals.
She is particularly passionate about helping individuals navigate women’s mental health concerns, including postpartum depression and anxiety, reproductive challenges, and other significant transitions across the lifespan. Angela recognizes the emotional complexity these experiences can bring and provides a supportive space where clients can process their feelings, gain insight, and build confidence as they move forward.
Angela incorporates evidence-based interventions such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness techniques into treatment. She also offers additional therapeutic approaches to meet the diverse needs of her clients, empowering them to develop healthier thought patterns, strengthen emotional well-being, and create lasting positive change.
Outside of her clinical work, Angela enjoys spending time with her family and staying active in her community. She is passionate about softball and coaching, particularly helping young athletes develop self-confidence, teamwork, and life skills. She also enjoys bowling and crafting, which provide opportunities for creativity, relaxation, and balance.
Types of Care & Ages Served
- Individual Therapy: Ages 11-75+
- Couples Therapy: Ages 18-75+
Areas of Focus
Individual Therapy
Get help addressing challenges and improve well-being with a clinician's guidance.
- Anxiety
- Focus, concentration & memory
- LGBTQ+
- Mental health during perimenopause
- Other women's health concerns
- Panic attacks
- PMS & PMDD
- Stress management
- Adoption & foster care
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Autism spectrum & neurodivergence
- Bipolar Disorder
- Body image
- Bullying or harassment
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Childhood ADHD, attention or focus issues
- Childhood behavioral issues
- Depression/feeling down
- Domestic violence & abuse
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- Emotional abuse
- Gender identity & mental health
- General relationship issues
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability (living independently)
- Intense mood changes
- Learning challenges
- Marital stress or divorce
- Mental health related to pregnancy & reproductive health
- Mid-life transitions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Parenting
- Premarital counseling
- Retirement
- School avoidance
- School behavioral issues
- Self-esteem
- Self-injury or cutting
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Sexual trauma
- Sleep issues or insomnia
- Social skills & communication
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Trauma & PTSD
- Unhealthy eating habits
Couples Therapy
Helps partners address relationship conflict and improve communication with a clinician's guidance.
- General relationship issues
- Marital stress or divorce
- Premarital counseling
- Sex & intimacy issues
- Social skills & communication
- Aging
- Alcohol use
- Anxiety
- Autism spectrum & neurodivergence
- Career & work issues
- Caregiving
- Depression/feeling down
- Drug/substance use
- Early adulthood: Independent living or relationships
- Early adulthood: Starting college or career
- End-of-life challenges
- Family conflict
- Gender identity & mental health
- Hoarding
- Intellectual disability (living independently)
- LGBTQ+
- Mid-life transitions
- Military, veteran, and first responder mental health
- Other addictive behaviors
- Panic attacks
- Parenting
- Retirement
- Self-esteem
- Sexual trauma
- Stress from ongoing health issues
- Stress management
- Trauma & PTSD
Therapy Types
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Parenting Support
- Play Therapy
- Social Skills Training
- Strength-Based Therapy
Insurances Accepted
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Summacare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
Languages
- English
Education
- University of Akron
Locations
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Questions About
Angela Smith-Misja
Please call us at 330-576-0126 to schedule an appointment with Angela Smith-Misja.
Angela Smith-Misja generally accepts new patients but there could be a waitlist. Please call 330-576-0126 to find out Angela Smith-Misja's schedule and availability.
LifeStance Health providers accept most commercial insurance plans that are offered in the states where we offer services, including telehealth. Please see the following list of insurances accepted by Angela Smith-Misja:
- Aetna
- Carelon (Beacon)
- Centivo
- Claritev (MultiPlan PHCS)
- Cleveland Clinic
- Curative
- Custom Design Benefits
- Devoted Health Plan
- Elevance Health (Anthem BCBS)
- Enterprise Group Planning
- Evernorth (Cigna)
- HealthSmart
- Humana
- MediNcrease Health Plans (MHP)
- Medicare
- Northwell Direct
- Optum (UnitedHealthcare)
- Partners Direct Health
- Provider Network of America (PNOA)
- Quest Behavioral Health
- Sana Benefits
- Summacare
- TELUS Health (BHS)
If you don't see your insurance listed, please contact us at 330-576-0126 to see how we can help.
Angela Smith-Misja is a Therapist and cannot prescribe medication. However, most LifeStance offices have a Psychiatrist or APN on staff who can prescribe medication if needed.
Angela Smith-Misja works at:
Yes, Angela Smith-Misja does offer online telehealth visits.
No, Angela Smith-Misja is not currently offering in-office visits. They are offering online telehealth appointments.