Hi there! I'm a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist based in California. I received my Masters from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and I have been a practicing clinician for 7 years. I received my license in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2020. I have worked as a clinician in a variety of non-profit, for-profit, and private practice settings treating children, teens, adults, and seniors. I strive to treat clients from an integrative and holistic model utilizing several different therapeutic modalities such as CBT, ACT, DBT, ERP, and mindfulness from an evidence-based and client-centered approach.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

Our first session will be centered around getting to know each other. I will inform you of my credentials and verify that you're currently residing in California since this is the only state I'm currently licensed in. I will also review informed consent, limits of confidentiality, telehealth guidelines, payment, and the structure of each session. I encourage you to ask me questions to determine if I'm the best fit for you as a therapist and I will be asking questions related to your bio/psycho/social history to gain a better understanding of your current mental health status and how to best serve you. The intake process may take up to 2-3 sessions before we develop a treatment plan.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

I strive for authenticity and integrity in my work. Having worked with highly sensitive people, and being one myself, I am highly empathetic but believe in the importance of maintaining boundaries that ensure a sense of safety and containment in a relationship. There isn't a therapeutic intervention I would suggest that I haven't tried myself.

About Ashley Ikeda

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