About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Bryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Pennsylvania with two decades of professional experience. She combines clinical work and teaching, and brings a practical, person-focused approach to therapy.
Her background includes a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from the University of Miami, a Master of Social Work from Temple University, and an MA in Community Psychology and Social Change. She also works in independent practice while teaching as an adjunct professor in social work.
Background and approach
Her style leans toward somatic awareness and body-focused techniques alongside evidence-based talk therapies. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice patterns, make values-based choices, and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Attachment-based and client-centered methods guide how she builds trust and priorities in each session.
She draws on broad experience with trauma, mood concerns, anxiety, ADHD, grief, and relationship and intimacy issues. Additional areas of focus include chronic pain and illness, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, aging issues, and life-purpose questions. Her lived experience with cancer and chronic pain informs a practical perspective on coping and advocacy.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Dr. Bryan uses a subscription model for sessions that can be canceled at any time.
She does not accept international clients. People meet her when they want a steady, practical approach that connects body awareness with clear skills. She aims to help people learn new ways to handle stress, manage mood, and move toward the life they want.
Approaches and Online Care That Connect Body and Values
Somatic-informed work focuses on noticing bodily sensations and patterns that hold stress or memories. It helps people learn ways to calm the body and respond differently to triggers, which can be useful for trauma, chronic pain, and anxiety.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values, even when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings appear. It can be helpful for stress, low mood, and motivation struggles.
Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape expectations and safety in adult connections. It supports people who want steadier relationships and clearer boundaries.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort. That may mean starting with body awareness, adding ACT skills, or using attachment-focused conversations as trust grows.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video and phone sessions let people meet from home, while live chat and text messaging can provide shorter check-ins and moments of support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep consistent progress over time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also works with
- 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