Ashley Faison, LCSW - Therapist in New York

About Ashley

Ashley Faison is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on parenting concerns and related life changes. She is based in New York and brings two decades of practical experience to conversations about confidence, career questions, and motivation. She aims to make the first steps toward support easier and respects the courage it takes to begin.

Ashley creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through what matters most to them.

Background and approach

She listens closely and helps clients clarify goals about work, self-esteem, and periods of transition. Sessions are grounded in straightforward tools rather than jargon, so clients can use what they learn right away. Her approach draws from client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective.

She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help clients set doable next steps when motivation feels low. Ashley works with issues like guilt and shame, questions about life purpose, midlife transitions, and workplace stress.

She often supports people facing young adult concerns and those trying to rebuild self-love after setbacks. Practical options for meeting include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.

Practical approaches for online parenting and life changes

Ashley commonly uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and understanding the person’s perspective so the conversation guides the work. This approach helps people feel heard and uncover their own solutions when facing parenting challenges or changes in life.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy or CBT, a hands-on method that looks at how thoughts influence feelings and actions. CBT is useful for building clearer thinking around work stress, self-esteem, and daily coping skills. Solution-focused techniques are added to set small, achievable goals and track progress between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Ashley will work collaboratively to match methods to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than trying to fit one fixed model. The plan can evolve as progress is made.

Online sessions offer flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit conversations into busy schedules and to use skills in real time. Licensed professionals can adapt tools to work well through these formats, helping people move forward without long commutes or rigid appointment times.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ashley commonly address?

She focuses on parenting topics, self-esteem, career challenges, coping with life changes, and coaching. Additional areas include guilt and shame, life purpose, midlife crisis, self-love, workplace issues, and young adult concerns.

What is Ashley's general therapy style?

Her style is open and person-focused, creating a nonjudgmental space to share thoughts and feelings. She blends practical techniques so clients leave with steps they can use right away.

How long has she been practicing?

Ashley has over 20 years of professional work experience supporting people with motivation, confidence, and life transitions.

What credentials and location does she hold?

She is a licensed clinical social worker, LCSW, with license NY LCSW 077790 and practices in New York.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Parenting issues
Self esteem
Career difficulties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: New York
Languages: English

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