- Name Angela Braaten, LCSW
- Position Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Providing behavioral health, mental health and psychiatric services for children & adults.
Angela grew up in Topeka, Kansas and started her career in community behavioral health, where she provided services to teens and families. Angela worked with patients struggling with addictions, chronic mental illness, and acute crisis. Angela has also worked in the hospital setting providing crisis assessment, end-of-life discussions, goals of care and trauma case management. She is skilled in palliative care consults and geriatric interventions, as well.
She prides herself in providing services with safety, dignity, and respect. Angela’s approach is patient-centered and guided by trauma-informed care. She believes that advocacy and honoring a patient’s self-determination will lead to the most effective outcome for mental and physical health. Angela strives to provide a therapeutic connection to be seen, heard, and valued in each interaction.
Angela is proud mother of 2 adult children and 2 beautiful Great Danes. She loves hiking, camping, and cooking in her spare time. Helping others find balance and joy is what brings her to this work every day.
Speciality
- Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy
- Adolescent and Family Therapy
- Substance Abuse, Trauma, Crisis Intervention
- Treatment and Case Management
Most recently, she has worked in a primary care clinic providing services for patients struggling with addictions, domestic violence, anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship conflicts and other mental health symptoms that are connected to overall well-being and health. Angela is trained in dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, trauma work, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused interventions.
Education
- Graduate degree in clinic social work at Washburn University
Experience
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Individual, Group and Family Therapist
- Crisis/Medical Social Work
- 15+ Years of Clinical Therapy & Leadership
Insurance
Medicare
BCBSAZ Commercial & Medicare Advantage
AETNA Commercial (including Meritain), Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
Cigna Commercial & Medicare Advantage
Humana/ Humana Medicare Advantage
Devoted
Multiplan
TriWest
TriCare
BANNER Health Network(BHN)
BCBSAZ BHN Advantage
AARP Medicare Complete BHN
UHC Medicare Solutions BHN
United Healthcare
AARP Medicare Complete
UHC Medicare Solutions
Optum Network
State AHCCCS
CMDP
Mercy Care – Complete Care
UHC Community Plan-Complete Care
Banner University Health Plans
AZ Complete Health + Allwell MCR Advantage
AmBetter
AZ Complete Health-Complete Care
Molina (Magellan)Complete Care