Therapist profile
Ashley Simos, LCSW
New York
LCSW in New York - anxiety and addictions
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, New York / 101818
- NPI
- 1295222032
- Experience
- 8 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- New York
About
- Anxiety management
- Addiction support
- Codependency concerns
About Ashley
Ashley Simos is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in New York with eight years of experience. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, and addictive behaviors. Ashley also focuses on relationship strain, family concerns, and codependency patterns that leave people putting others first at their own expense.
Ashley notices that many clients seem high-functioning outwardly but feel exhausted and stuck inside. She takes a straightforward and collaborative approach in sessions. Conversations are direct and practical, with room for honest, vulnerable talk without judgment.
Sessions mix real-world skills with challenges that push for change. Ashley uses humor and clear feedback to make ideas usable outside the therapy hour. She helps people notice repeating patterns, manage racing thoughts, and handle strong emotions more effectively.
People come for help with panic attacks, trouble saying no, control issues, guilt and shame, and finding a sense of purpose. She also supports smoking and vaping cessation and common young adult questions about direction and independence.
Ashley asks clients to be active in the work and brings tools that can be practiced between sessions. She emphasizes small, manageable steps to shift behavior and thinking. If someone wants practical guidance on boundaries, communication, or reducing reliance on others to feel okay, she offers a direct, skills-focused way of working.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate online
Evidence-based techniques she uses include skill-focused cognitive work that helps people change unhelpful thinking patterns and behavioral strategies that create different daily routines and responses. Cognitive approaches help with racing thoughts, panic symptoms, and patterns that fuel anxiety. Behavioral methods focus on practical actions like gradual exposure, habit replacement, and steps for smoking or vaping cessation.She also uses interpersonal and communication-focused work to identify repeating relationship patterns and practice new ways of setting boundaries and saying no. This helps people rearrange their roles in relationships and reduce chronic people-pleasing or over-responsibility.
Finding the right mix of techniques is collaborative. The therapist and client will look at needs, goals, and what feels manageable. They will try approaches and adjust them based on what helps in everyday life rather than sticking to one fixed plan.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, skip travel time, and use shorter check-ins when needed. Phone or lower-bandwidth options can be useful when less screen time helps, and remote sessions can let people practice new communication skills where they live. Ask about current session formats during the matching step so appointments match your schedule and preferences.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with anxiety, depression, stress, and addictive behaviors. Additional focus areas include codependency, communication and control issues, and family problems.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and collaborative. Sessions use humor, thoughtful challenge, and practical skills to apply between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has eight years of experience as a clinician. That background includes work with people who feel overwhelmed despite appearing high-functioning.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York. Her practice is based in New York.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees depend on the chosen subscription structure.
What steps start the process of working together?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session. That begins the intake and matching process.
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.