About Ashley
Ashley Walker-Dickman uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide people through stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and mood challenges. She is Ashley Walker-Dickman, LCSW, and she writes plainly about taking the first step toward change. The initial goal is to make starting therapy feel manageable and clear.
She brings five years of clinical social work experience in New York and a background supporting people affected by substance use. That earlier work as a certified addictions counselor informs her approach to addictions and related concerns.
How Ashley works
She also helps people who are dealing with trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar disorder, low self-esteem, and motivation struggles. Sessions focus on practical steps and steady progress. Ashley listens to what matters most, then works with each person to set small, achievable goals.
She aims to build trust and help people notice what changes make daily life easier and more fulfilling. Ashley also addresses isolation and loneliness, questions about life purpose, self-love, and women's issues. She encourages exploring values and strengths while learning tools to manage difficult feelings.
The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Her style is straightforward and supportive. She helps people talk through problems, try new ways of coping, and track what works.
For many, that process turns a daunting first step into a path with clear direction.
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.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches fit online therapy
Two common evidence-based approaches Ashley draws on are behavioral strategies and trauma-informed care. Behavioral strategies focus on changing unhelpful habits and building new routines through small, concrete steps; they are useful for stress, anxiety, mood challenges, and addictions. Trauma-informed care centers on safety, pacing, and recognizing how past harm affects current feelings and reactions; it helps people who have experienced abuse or difficult events.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to goals and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is suited for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to continue work consistently over time.
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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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