Hello! I am Ashley and am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who is currently licensed in Idaho. I am looking forward to meeting with you and happy that you are curious about me and my therapeutic style. In my experience I always first like to remind the people I work with that finding the right therapist is the most important step in starting your journey to learning about yourself and ways you can have a more fulfilled experience, the therapeutic relationship is where the journey begins!
I have worked in a few different arenas in social work including long term therapy, brief intervention as well as medical social work, including assisting families and individuals seek the resources available to them. I am a Certified Daring Way Facilitator in which I am trained in Brene Brown Shame and Vulnerability work, if you are not familiar I will provide a link for her TED Talk to learn more. I feel that this approach is the most humanistic in understanding ourselves better with out attaching diagnosis that don't often really tell our story. I am passionate about working with individuals in discovering their story and writing/living the endings they always imagined.
https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Depression, Compassion fatigue, Abandonment, Avoidant Personality, Control issues, Dependent Personality, Family of Origin Issues, Family Problems, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Military and Veterans Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders , Multicultural Concerns, Narcissism, Personality Disorders, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Sexual Assault and Abuse, Women's issues, Young Adult Issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Focused Therapy