About Ashley
Ashley Perkins is a licensed clinical social worker in California with eight years of professional experience. She focuses on practical steps people can take to manage stress and anxiety and to rebuild confidence. Her approach centers on empowerment and helping people find motivation and purpose in daily life.
Perkins earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside and a Master of Social Work from Columbia University.
Background and approach
She has worked across community activism, community organizing, and women's health, which shapes how she understands social and personal pressures. Her background also includes work in mental health settings and in herbalism, and she has experience living and working in different parts of the United States and abroad. Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and actions.
She helps people identify patterns that sap confidence and then practices new ways of coping. Conversations often include communication skills, managing life changes, and addressing intimacy-related concerns in straightforward terms. Career strain and caregiver stress are also common topics.
Ashley brings public speaking and community planning experience to her work, which can help when clients want to strengthen communication or public-facing confidence. She emphasizes self-love and finding life purpose as part of long-term growth. For people dealing with pregnancy or postpartum transitions, she offers support that recognizes those specific challenges.
Therapy is collaborative and paced to each person. She aims to help clients build tools they can use between sessions and to support steady progress toward the goals they set together.
Approaches that guide online work
Two evidence-based approaches often used in this practice focus on building coping skills and strengthening relationships. One approach teaches concrete coping strategies for anxiety and stress, like breathing techniques, pacing, and behavioral experiments to test new ways of responding. It helps when worry or overwhelm get in the way of daily life. Another approach centers on attachment and communication patterns to improve intimacy and self-esteem, working on clearer expression of needs and healthier boundaries.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, history, and what feels most useful. Together they adjust methods over time so sessions fit the client’s needs and preferences rather than forcing a single model.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video works well for in-depth conversation and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick skill practice, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling, location, and the pace of work.
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- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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