Therapist profile
Ashley Anderson, LCSW
New Jersey
LCSW - Stress and Relationship Concerns
Continue with AshleyWhere Ashley stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New Jersey / 44SC06540800
- NPI
- 1598495764
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New Jersey
About
- ACT and CBT
- DBT skills
- Substance-use experience
About Ashley
Ashley Anderson is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with six years of clinical experience based in New Jersey. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, and codependency among other issues. She also supports people dealing with trauma, caregiving strain, career stress, and changes like divorce or separation.
Ashley takes a practical, collaborative approach. She talks through what is happening now, helps identify strengths, and offers tools to manage strong emotions and urges. Sessions mix skill-building and conversation so people leave with things they can try between appointments. Ashley draws on several therapeutic methods. She uses acceptance and commitment strategies to clarify values and take small action. Cognitive behavioral techniques help change patterns of thinking and behavior. Mindfulness practices are used to reduce reactivity and improve emotion regulation. Outside of clinical work she keeps a few personal routines that clients sometimes mention in conversation, like being a long-time vegetarian and enjoying chai lattes. Those details are part of who she is, not the therapy itself. If someone is interested in working together, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to begin.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Ashley commonly uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her work. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person, then taking small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete techniques to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and codependency-related habits.Figuring out which method fits best is part of the early work. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and may combine strategies. That collaborative process helps shape sessions so they focus on what the client needs most, whether that is building boundaries, managing urges, or improving communication skills.
The therapist biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing a shorter check-in during a work break, or offering a phone option when video bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT and CBT exercises to remote sessions so skill practice and follow-up work still happen between meetings.
Areas of focus
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she focus on?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, and codependency among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a collaborative, practical style that mixes skill-building with open conversation and action steps between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience working in substance-use treatment, hospitals, and outpatient agencies.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New Jersey.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions offered format-wise?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.