About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Bryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings two decades of experience to her work in Pennsylvania. She earned a Doctor of Education in 2023 and holds a Master of Social Work from Temple University as well as a Master of Arts in Community Psychology and Social Change.
She combines clinical practice with teaching as an adjunct professor in social work. She aims to meet people where they are and keeps sessions focused on concrete steps.
Background and approach
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She helps people name problems, set practical goals, and try small changes between sessions. Her background includes healthcare roles, case management, and patient advocacy.
Personal experience as a cancer survivor and living with chronic pain informs how she talks about illness, caregiving, and medical stress. That perspective can be useful for people juggling health concerns with daily life. Dr.
Bryan works with a wide range of concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, career stress, and caregiving strain. She also supports people facing life transitions, questions about identity, and problems with sleep or eating.
Her approach draws from several evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and client-centered practice. Sessions are practical and grounded, with discussion, skills practice, and goal-setting tailored to each person. She practices in Pennsylvania and conducts sessions in English.
Therapy is offered through subscription sessions that can be canceled at any time, with multiple online formats available to fit different needs.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and when life changes feel overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and learning practical strategies to change them. It often helps with worry, sleep problems, and mood symptoms. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and handling relationship strain. It suits people who need structured skill practice and emotion regulation tools.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about your goals, past efforts, and what feels most helpful to you. Then she adapts methods and pacing so the plan fits your needs rather than forcing a single technique.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes therapy more flexible. Video sessions let you have a conversation that feels like an in-person visit. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when you need to step away from a screen. Live chat and text are good for short check-ins, coaching between sessions, or for people who prefer writing to speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and different routines.
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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