About Ashley
Ashley Hayes is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with eight years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, and burnout from caregiving or first-responder roles. She also supports people coping with trauma, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, career changes, and LGBT-related issues.
Ashley draws on a whole-health perspective shaped by work in oncology and personal experience with cancer. She emphasizes practical steps that connect how the body feels with what the mind is doing.
How Ashley works
Sessions focus on small, manageable changes rather than big, immediate overhauls. Her style is warm and client-centered. She helps people name their goals and set realistic expectations for progress.
The relationship matters; she aims to help clients feel heard and to hear themselves more clearly amid stress and worry. In session she uses mindfulness practices, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help shift unhelpful thinking and build habits that support daily life. Attachment-based ideas also shape how she looks at relationship patterns and connection.
Ashley works with complex situations like chronic illness, caregiving strain, end-of-life concerns, and multicultural stressors. She supports people navigating disaster recovery, veteran and first-responder issues, and challenges such as codependency, narcissistic dynamics, panic attacks, and guilt and shame.
Ashley lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Ashley works with
The areas below are the ones Ashley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Rhode Island |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Ashley commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on noticing and changing thought and behavior patterns that contribute to problems like anxiety, depression, and panic. It often involves practical exercises and homework to try between sessions. ACT emphasizes values-driven action and acceptance of difficult thoughts or feelings while building a life that matters to the client; it can help with grief, chronic illness, and ongoing stress.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley works collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time and invites feedback so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for deeper conversation and guided exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, coping tools between sessions, or when someone prefers written communication. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into work, caregiving, or medical routines.
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