About Ashley
Ashley Dunn is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, and eating concerns. She focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Her style aims to make therapy a collaborative process so clients feel involved in decision making.
Ashley uses a trauma-informed perspective. That means she pays attention to how past events can shape current moods and behavior. She helps clients build skills to notice triggers and respond differently over time.
Background and approach
Sessions center on awareness and skill-building. Clients work on mood regulation, coping strategies, and small behavior changes that add up. Ashley encourages people to practice new skills between sessions and brings adjustments into the work as needed.
Her approach emphasizes empowerment and confidence. Clients are invited to take an active role in setting goals and tracking progress. Ashley adapts pacing to each person's needs and meets people where they are in the moment.
Ashley brings 13 years of clinical experience and holds a California LMFT license. She offers help in English and provides several online session formats. To begin, she asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Ashley draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on awareness and skill building. One common technique involves identifying patterns that maintain anxiety or disordered eating, then practicing small behavior changes to shift those patterns. This work helps people notice triggers and choose different responses.Another approach centers on mood regulation skills. That includes learning practical tools to manage stress and strong emotions, like grounding exercises, paced breathing, and stepwise exposure to uncomfortable situations. These methods aim to reduce overwhelm and increase confidence in handling daily challenges.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley partners with each person to test methods that fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they track what helps and adjust the plan so therapy stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging allow ongoing support between sessions and fit into busy schedules. These formats make it easier to arrange consistent care around work, school, and family life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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