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{{short description|'''Scottish Jewish community leader, psychotherapist and former director of [[Jewish Care Scotland]]'''}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Angela Hecht
| image =
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| caption =
| birth_name = Angela Hecht
| birth_date = June 1951
| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland
| nationality = British
| occupation = Psychotherapist, community leader
| known_for = Long-serving leader at [[Jewish Care Scotland]]; founder of [[Angela Hecht Therapy]]
| spouse = [[George Hecht]] (deceased)
| children =
| relatives = [[Walter Hecht]] (relative); [[Richard Hecht]] (relative)
}}

'''Angela Hecht''' (born June 1951) is a Scottish Jewish community leader and psychotherapist based in Giffnock, Glasgow.<ref name="CompHouseAngela">Companies House, [https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/6gSSg5n_tOUVs0YiC51MovyCSbs/appointments Angela Hecht appointments] ''gov.uk'', accessed February 26, 2026.</ref> She is best known for her long service with [[Jewish Care Scotland]], where she served as a director from 27 August 2007 until 25 August 2015 and later became Honorary Vice-President.<ref name="JCSOurTeam">Jewish Care Scotland, [https://www.jcarescot.org.uk/who-we-are/our-team/ Our Team] ''jcarescot.org.uk'', accessed February 26, 2026.</ref>

Professionally, Angela Hecht runs [[Angela Hecht Therapy]], offering counselling, psychotherapy, coaching, and mindfulness services in Giffnock, with over 40 years’ experience in mental health, including work at the Priory Hospital in Glasgow and a specialised eating disorders unit.<ref name="AngelaHechtTherapy">Angela Hecht Therapy, [https://angelahechttherapy.com/ Official website] ''angelahechttherapy.com'', accessed February 26, 2026.</ref> She is a member of the [[British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies]] (BABCP).

== Family and relatives ==
Angela Hecht was married to [[George Hecht]], a company director with whom she shared a long and happy marriage until his death (she is now widowed).<ref name="CompHouseAngela" />

She is related to [[Walter Hecht]], former CEO of Cosgrove Care, a leading Scottish Jewish charity supporting people with additional needs.<ref name="CosgroveCare">Cosgrove Care, [https://www.cosgrovecare.org.uk/news/cosgrove-care-celebrating-60-years-at-the-heart-of-our-community/ Cosgrove Care – Celebrating 60 years] ''cosgrovecare.org.uk'', accessed February 26, 2026.</ref>

She is also related to **Richard Hecht** (Lieutenant Colonel), the Scottish-born IDF international spokesman who grew up near Glasgow and left Scotland in the 1980s to live in Israel.<ref name="ScotsmanRichard">The Scotsman, [https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/scots-born-soldier-heading-up-israels-military-comms-since-outbreak-of-war-steps-down-4576160 Scots-born soldier heading up Israel's military comms] ''scotsman.com'', 2 April 2024.</ref>

== Directorships ==

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Directorships of Angela Hecht
! Company !! Company number !! Role !! Appointment date !! Resignation date !! Status
|-
| [[Angela Hecht Therapy Ltd]] || SC714674 || Director || 10 November 2021 || - || Active
|-
| [[Jewish Care Scotland]] || SC179994 || Director || 27 August 2007 || 25 August 2015 || Resigned (now Honorary Vice-President)
|-
| [[Elpis Trust]] || SC263731 || Director || 13 May 2019 || 16 August 2023 || Resigned
|-
| [[George Hecht & Associates Limited]] || SC356440 || Director || 9 November 2016 || - || Dissolved
|-
| [[AJDL Limited]] || SC541146 || Director || 26 July 2016 || - || Dissolved
|}
== See also ==
[[Jewish Care Scotland]]
[[Glasgow Jewish Representative Council]]

== External links ==

[https://angelahechttherapy.com/ Angela Hecht Therapy]
[https://www.jcarescot.org.uk/who-we-are/our-team/ Jewish Care Scotland – Our Team]
[https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/6gSSg5n_tOUVs0YiC51MovyCSbs/appointments Angela Hecht on Companies House]
==Notes==
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British Jews]]
[[Category:People from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Jewish community leaders]]
[[Category:Charity trustees in Scotland]]
[[Category:Psychotherapists]]

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 She is related to [[Walter Hecht]], former CEO of Cosgrove Care, a leading Scottish Jewish charity supporting people with additional needs.<ref name="CosgroveCare">Cosgrove Care, [https://www.cosgrovecare.org.uk/news/cosgrove-care-celebrating-60-years-at-the-heart-of-our-community/ Cosgrove Care – Celebrating 60 years] ''cosgrovecare.org.uk'', accessed February 26, 2026.</ref>
-She is also related to **Richard Hecht** (Lieutenant Colonel), the Scottish-born IDF international spokesman who grew up near Glasgow and left Scotland in the 1980s to live in Israel.<ref name="ScotsmanRichard">The Scotsman, [https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/scots-born-soldier-heading-up-israels-military-comms-since-outbreak-of-war-steps-down-4576160 Scots-born soldier heading up Israel's military comms] ''scotsman.com'', 2 April 2024.</ref>
+She is also related to [[Richard Hecht]] (Lieutenant Colonel), the Scottish-born IDF international spokesman who grew up near Glasgow and left Scotland in the 1980s to live in 'Israel'.<ref name="ScotsmanRichard">The Scotsman, [https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/scots-born-soldier-heading-up-israels-military-comms-since-outbreak-of-war-steps-down-4576160 Scots-born soldier heading up Israel's military comms] ''scotsman.com'', 2 April 2024.</ref>
 == Directorships ==

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