Hello! I am a licensed mental health counselor with more than 10 years of experience. I specialize in providing transformative individual therapy for adults and teens. My extensive experience encompasses a wide range of client issues, with key focuses on general anxiety, social anxiety, OCD, life transitions, dating and relationship challenges, and depression. Embracing a wellness perspective, I am passionate about tapping into your inherent strengths and abilities to pave the way for healing. I highly value your unique individuality, and my treatment methods are adaptable to diverse values and needs. By considering your holistic health, I aim to help you make swift and enduring results in your mental well-being journey.
What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?
The first session is all about getting to know you and making treatment goals together. I tend to ask a lot of questions in the first session about your background and symptoms to get as much information as possible, but I am also totally ok with going a bit off track and allow the unfolding to occur naturally.
Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.
I have extensive experience in treating a wide array of client issues from diverse demographics. I believe that diversity is a strength and I love to challenge my client's with new perspectives. By practicing holistically, I believe that I can help client's to achieve results faster. For example, I believe leading client's in making small changes in nutrition and lifestyle habits can have a lasting positive impact on mental health as all aspects of health are connected.
Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.
I love working with client's who are motivated for change but need some help in meeting their goals. I tend to give homework outside of sessions, so I expect my client's to put in the work! I am simply a guide to help my clients achieve lasting results. I enjoy working with adults and older teens of all backgrounds. While anxiety is my top specialty, anxiety often shows up with other issues such as depression. There is no one size fits all. I have ample experience in treating social anxiety and relationship issues on an individual basis including helping clients of any age to navigate difficult dating situations and to create more healthy romantic relationships.
About Ashley Leary
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Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
ACT is a values based treatment approach. I explore the client's values in order to assist client's in taking actions towards a more positive mindset reflecting their personal values.
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
With a CBT approach sessions often look like examining how thoughts, feelings, and actions are interconnected. We can work at processing thoughts and feelings to create lasting change.
Christian Counseling
I received my master's degree from a Christian University. I am happy to incorporate spirituality into sessions and draw from religious strengths. I offer this type of counseling in as much as the client desires, and always seek to allow the client to lead based on their own experiences with Christianity.
Mind-body approach
I have advanced training in using integrative methods to treat mental health disorders. This means examining how whole health affects mental health. For example, taking a look at nutrition, movement, somatic interventions and herbal remedies.
Strength-Based
I believe that every person possesses natural strengths that will help them on their healing journey. By starting with examining strengths, I seek to create a space of positivity by starting from a place of abundance rather than lack.