Ashley Hutchens, LICSW, LCSW

Ashley Hutchens is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) and a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in West Virginia with seven years of experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and concerns related to codependency and intimacy. Sessions are offered in English and aimed at practical steps people can use day to day.

Ashley draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Gottman Method ideas, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. In sessions she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, learn skills for managing strong feelings, and practice different ways of communicating. She also supports people who need space to tell their trauma story and to work through its effects at a pace they can manage.

Her background is in community mental health, where she has worked with a wide range of issues across age groups. That experience means she often brings straightforward tools and concrete homework between sessions. Expect to talk about what’s actually getting in the way and try small experiments to change how things feel and work.

Ashley uses social work principles to help identify supports and resources that matter to each person’s life. She pays attention to practical barriers such as caregiving demands, health concerns, or work schedules when planning steps forward. The focus is on clear skills and communication changes that people can apply at home and at work.

People who struggle with people-pleasing, trouble saying no, or living around someone else’s moods or drinking will find sessions that address those patterns directly. The aim is to increase control over daily choices, manage intense emotions, and improve how relationships function over time.

How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work