Ashley Goodey, LCSW - Therapist in California

About Ashley

Ashley Goodey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people navigate family and parenting challenges, grief, and life transitions. She draws on 11 years of clinical experience in California to offer steady, straightforward support. Parents and family members will find a calm, patient presence that listens before suggesting next steps.

Her style is practical and conversational, aimed at making hard conversations feel manageable. Ashley uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice patterns of thought and behavior that get in the way of feeling better.

Background and approach

She also incorporates client-centered ideas, which means she follows each person’s pace and priorities. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to support stress reduction and emotional regulation in everyday moments. Her background includes extensive bereavement work and experience with end-of-life issues, hospice, and caregiver stress.

That work shaped her approach to grief and complicated losses, and she helps clients understand that healing is not linear. She also addresses anxiety, depression, relationship strain, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, and attention-related challenges. Ashley aims to create a space where people can talk through immediate problems and build practical coping skills.

Sessions often focus on small, concrete steps that fit into busy family lives. She emphasizes collaboration and helps clients set clear short-term goals alongside longer-term hopes. Clients can expect a blend of evidence-based techniques and empathetic listening.

The work together is steady and focused on what matters most to each person and their family.

Approaches that guide online family and grief work

Ashley commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical method that helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and change patterns of behavior. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and day-to-day stress that affects family life. She also uses client-centered therapy, which emphasizes listening and following each person’s pace so goals come from the client rather than the clinician. That approach supports families who need a gentle, person-led process.

Mindfulness techniques are added as needed to teach simple ways to manage intense feelings in the moment. These practices help with stress reduction, emotional regulation, and staying present during hard conversations about loss or caregiving. Together these approaches offer tools for both immediate relief and longer-term coping skills.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and day-to-day life. She adapts techniques across phone, video, chat, or text so the plan feels relevant and realistic for the client.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy family schedule. These formats allow ongoing contact between appointments and flexibility when life gets hectic. Clients can use the communication style that best matches their comfort level while working toward clear, practical goals.

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 kinds of concerns does Ashley address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting issues, depression, ADHD, caregiver stress, and related life changes.

What is Ashley's style in therapy?

Her style is patient and conversational, focusing on listening first and then offering practical strategies from approaches like cognitive behavioral and mindfulness therapies.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Ashley has 11 years of experience working in mental health, with notable work in bereavement, hospice, and caregiver support.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, CA LCSW 82462, practicing in California.

Which languages are offered in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

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

How do I begin working with Ashley?

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

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Family conflicts
Grief

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 11 years
Licensed: California
Languages: English

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