About Ashley
Ashley Heiges is a licensed social worker in Wisconsin who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, low self-esteem, trauma, and depression. She uses a straightforward, compassionate style to make it easier to talk about hard things. Ashley speaks English and accepts international clients who prefer remote sessions.
She draws on five years of clinical experience to support people dealing with substance use, anger, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder.
Background and approach
She also addresses relationship struggles, communication problems, and the emotional fallout from separation or loss. Sessions focus on practical steps and steady support rather than judgment. Ashley aims to create an open space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken honestly.
She helps people identify patterns that cause distress and tries out ways to change them. Work in sessions can include skill-building, problem solving, and planning for everyday challenges. Her approach adapts to each person’s needs and goals.
Some people want shorter check-ins to manage stress. Others work on deeper patterns tied to attachment or past trauma. Ashley balances immediate coping tools with longer-term strategies depending on what the client wants.
People who choose Ashley can expect a calm, direct tone and clear steps to try between sessions. She reminds clients that reaching out for help is a meaningful first step. Practical, steady guidance is central to her way of working.
Therapeutic approaches and remote care that fit your life
Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and build coping skills. One common approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing exercises, grounding techniques, and step-by-step problem solving to reduce day-to-day overwhelm. Another approach targets addiction and relapse prevention by identifying triggers, creating safety plans, and practicing alternative behaviors to support recovery.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and the client look at current goals, past experience, and what feels most useful. Together they adjust methods over time so the work stays relevant and realistic for the person’s life and priorities.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people juggling work, caregiving, or travel. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a deeper connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be an easier option when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in fits the day. Live chat and text messaging support brief updates, skill prompts, and ongoing encouragement between longer appointments, making therapy easier to fit into a busy routine.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin
- Languages
- English