Angelique (Gigi) Tsontos , LCSW, LSCSW

Angelique (Gigi) Tsontos is a licensed social worker based in Kansas with 15 years of experience supporting people through complex life transitions and interpersonal challenges. She focuses on relationship dynamics, career shifts, family conflict, and personal growth, offering targeted help for issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice gives special attention to women's issues, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and healing from trauma and abuse. She also works with clients on communication problems, workplace struggles, sexual assault and abuse recovery, midlife questions, and exploration of life purpose and sexuality. Angelique addresses both immediate coping needs and longer term goals for rebuilding self-esteem and repairing relationships.

Angelique employs a compassionate, collaborative stance that honors each person’s unique journey. She holds dual credentials in clinical social work - LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and LSCSW, which denotes a Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker - and blends clinical training with practical coaching to help clients develop stronger interpersonal skills and overcome obstacles.

Her aim is to create thoughtful, client-centered guidance that supports meaningful change, whether the work involves relationship repair, career direction, family systems, or processing traumatic experiences.

Approaches for Online Counseling and Support

Angelique integrates Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and she draws on Motivational Interviewing when appropriate. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's own goals and strengths, creating space for exploration of identity, relationships, and life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and teaches practical strategies to manage symptoms like anxiety, stress, and low mood. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative method that supports change by exploring ambivalence and strengthening personal motivation for goals such as recovery from addictions or building healthier habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Angelique works collaboratively with each person to determine what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She blends techniques as appropriate so therapy aligns with the client’s pace and priorities.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, manage care during life transitions, and maintain continuity when location or travel is a factor. Licensed professionals can provide the same therapeutic skills and support through these remote options, helping clients pursue progress in a way that suits their life.