About Ashley
Ashley Patton is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and major life changes. Ashley aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk honestly about what’s going on in their lives.
Ashley uses straightforward, practical methods to address day-to-day struggles. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-informed approaches to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses.
How Ashley works
Sessions move at a steady, collaborative pace so people can build new habits they actually use. Many people seek her help for relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep or eating problems, anger, and low self-esteem. She also works with clients facing career stress, caregiver burnout, chronic illness, and challenges related to adoption or attachment.
Ashley pays attention to how these issues affect daily routines and coping skills. Her style blends problem-solving with emotional support. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused techniques are used to set realistic, short-term goals and keep momentum.
When past hurt is central, Trauma-Focused Therapy guides careful, paced work on those memories. Ashley offers sessions through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. People can expect a clear plan, regular check-ins on progress, and practical tools to use between sessions.
Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session.
Ashley lists 5 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
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
Online approaches that fit busy lives
Ashley commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and test different behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal skills for intense moods. Motivational Interviewing is used to clarify values and strengthen motivation when someone is unsure about change.Finding the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has worked before. From there she tailors a mix of CBT, DBT, or motivational strategies so sessions match the client’s needs and pace.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face work when more depth is needed. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or during a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief reflections, between-session support, and for people who prefer typed conversations. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break, manage follow-up tasks, or keep momentum between sessions.
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