About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Bryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania with two decades of experience. She holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from the University of Miami and also earned a Master of Social Work (MSW) from Temple University.
Dr. Bryan combines clinical practice with part-time teaching as an adjunct professor in social work. Her approach centers on meeting people where they are and talking through real-life problems.
Background and approach
She uses straightforward, person-centered care that focuses on what a client wants to change. Sessions aim to help people notice patterns, try new behaviors, and build skills that fit daily life. Dr.
Bryan draws on several therapy methods to guide sessions. She commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and handle distressing thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps with identifying unhelpful thinking and changing behavior.
Attachment-based ideas inform work on relationships and trust. Her background also includes community psychology, case management, and patient advocacy. Personal experience with cancer and chronic pain gives her added perspective on health-related stress and caregiving concerns.
She brings that lived understanding into practical strategies for coping and pacing. People contact her for a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, and life transitions. She also supports those facing career questions, caregiver strain, and body-image issues.
Therapy is offered in English and delivered through multiple online formats.
Therapeutic approaches and online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings show up. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and life-direction questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early bonding styles affect trust and closeness today, which can aid intimacy and family-related struggles.Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what felt helpful in the past. Together they will try methods that fit the person's needs and adjust the plan over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls make it possible to see facial cues and do deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules, handle flare-ups between sessions, and maintain continuity when travel or health issues make in-person visits hard.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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