About Ashley
Ashley Monacelli helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship struggles, and addiction-related concerns. She also supports people managing career strain, ADHD, bipolar challenges, and the emotional work around hospice and end-of-life situations. Ashley uses straightforward, goal-focused care to help people move past obstacles and toward daily functioning.
Ashley earned a graduate degree in social work with an emphasis in children and family services from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor.
How Ashley works
She holds the Licensed Master Social Worker credential, LMSW. Her background includes hospital work in intensive care units and oversight of case management operations. Her sessions are practical and collaborative.
She helps people set short-term goals and tries techniques they can use between meetings. That often means trying cognitive-behavioral skills to notice thinking patterns, using mindfulness practices to reduce reactivity, and using motivational interviewing to find internal motivation for change. Ashley tailors the pace to each person.
Some people want coaching-style check-ins and homework. Others prefer slower, problem-solving conversations. She keeps each session focused on the person’s goals and on small, doable steps.
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Ashley works from Michigan and conducts sessions in English. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the therapist’s availability.
Ashley lists 3 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Approaches you can use in online sessions
Ashley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT breaks problems into manageable pieces and is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related patterns.She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing exercises. Mindfulness helps reduce reactivity and can support coping during grief, stress, or overwhelming moments.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how daily life looks. Together they will try methods and adjust as needed so sessions match what actually helps.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people read facial cues and have a longer conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes between meetings or check in without scheduling a full call. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy routine and to keep working on goals between sessions.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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