About Angela Sarafin
Credentials
Angela was trained at the University of Houston-Clear Lake where she graduated with a Masters of Arts in Behavioral Science - Marriage and Family Therapy in 2007. She chose this track to understand how family context and other close relationships shape the thoughts and behaviors of individuals.
After almost 20 years of therapeutic work, she moved to a farm in rural Virginia and shifted her focus to helping people engage in reflective art experiences that help them know themselves better.
She also provides relational coaching, helping people learn to assess trust levels in their relationships and develop the skills to set and maintain appropriate boundaries that honor the highest good for both self and others.
She currently holds the following credentials.
District of Columbia Marriage and Family Therapist
Texas Marriage and Family Therapist
Virginia Marriage and Family Therapist
Florida Registered Telehealth Provider
South Carolina Telehealth Provider #1628
Certified NeuroGraphica Specialist
Certified Paint From Your Soul ™ Facilitator
Angela’s Faith
Angela felt called by God to pursue a counseling career while she was working in software design at a major petrochemical company. Although software design and counseling may seem worlds apart, they actually use some of the same skills: listening to the client in order to understand the big picture, analyzing the places where things are not working optimally, creating a plan to optimize where needed, and providing guidance and support to implement the plan.
More recently, she has been developing her connection with God through meditative drawing and painting activities. Some of her artwork is posted on Instagram. Several of her artworks are included on this website.
She is excited about developing the “3-Strands” drawing method to help people connect with God as they seek guidance, clarity, and peace in moving through life’s challenges.
She holds an evangelical Christian perspective on life. You do not have to share her beliefs in order to work with her, but if that is an area of life that is important or of concern to you, Ms. Sarafin welcomes spiritual questions and conversations.