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Ashley Williams, LCSW

  • Experience6 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy
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About Ashley

Ashley Williams is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions.

Background and approach

With six years of clinical experience, she brings practical skills gained across child welfare, foster care and adoption, substance abuse treatment, cancer and chronic illness care, and work inside the prison system. Ashley aims to support clients navigating depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, and ADHD among other areas.

Her practice is grounded in a client-centered, trauma-informed stance that treats each person as the expert on their own life. She uses a strengths-based, solutions-focused framework to co-create goals and tailored plans, drawing on several therapeutic methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.

Ashley emphasizes collaborative work that helps clients identify internal resources, build coping skills, and move toward meaningful change. Education was completed in South Florida at Florida Atlantic University, where Ashley earned both undergraduate and graduate degrees.

She holds the Florida license FL LCSW SW16216 and provides services in English, offering flexible session formats to fit different needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and take committed action toward those values while learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing concrete skills for managing symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger, making it practical for day-to-day coping. Attachment-Based Therapy explores relational patterns and emotional bonds, which can be especially helpful for people dealing with attachment issues, relationship challenges, or histories of abandonment or foster care.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions often combine elements from different approaches so that treatment reflects the client's strengths, concerns, and the pace they prefer.

Online therapy makes these approaches accessible via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited mobility. These formats allow clients to engage in skill-building, reflective work, and emotionally focused interventions from different settings while maintaining regular appointments that fit their lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ashley commonly address?
She works with a range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, career challenges, and ADHD among other areas.
What is Ashley's therapeutic style like?
The approach is client-centered and trauma-informed, emphasizing strengths and practical solutions while integrating methods such as ACT, CBT, EFT, and attachment-based work to match client needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has six years of experience working in diverse settings including child welfare, foster care and adoption, substance abuse treatment, cancer and chronic illness care, and the prison system.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with the license number FL LCSW SW16216.
Does Ashley offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
Clients can connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit varying schedules and preferences.
What does therapy cost and how are sessions billed?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with Ashley?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Also works with

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

6+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English

What Ashley can help with

Ashley Williams works with clients on stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue.

Ashley works with clients and caregivers affected by trauma or secondary trauma, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse.

How Ashley approaches therapy

Ashley's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy.

Experience and training

Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Florida, with 6 years of clinical experience.