About Ashley
Ashley Simos is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of practice based in New York. She works with people who struggle with anxiety, depression, stress, and addictions. Many clients who seek her help look fine on the outside but feel overwhelmed or stuck inside.
She takes a direct and compassionate approach. Sessions are collaborative and straightforward. She encourages honesty and vulnerability without judgment.
Ashley uses a mix of practical strategies and gentle challenge.
Background and approach
She brings humor when it helps and focuses on real-life steps clients can use between sessions. The goal is to make small changes that add up in daily life. She helps people who get caught in repeating patterns, who struggle with impulse control, or who wrestle with guilt and shame.
Areas of focus include codependency, communication problems, control issues, family problems, and finding life purpose. Ashley also supports people dealing with panic attacks, smoking or vaping cessation, self-love, and issues common to young adults. She aims to make therapy feel doable and relevant to each person’s daily routine.
If someone’s thoughts race or emotions feel hard to manage, she works with them to build skills and small shifts. The work is practical, collaborative, and aimed at helping people live with more ease and choice.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
People can expect evidence-based techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach she uses emphasizes clear skill building for managing anxiety and panic - teaching breathing, grounding, and step-by-step strategies to reduce racing thoughts and intense episodes. Another approach focuses on addressing addictive behaviors and impulses by identifying triggers, building coping plans, and creating gradual changes to routines and habits.Finding the right method is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to test what feels helpful and adjusts plans based on individual goals and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to prioritize and how to apply them in daily life.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reminders, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options are meant to make therapy flexible and easier to fit into busy schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also works with
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- New York
- Languages
- English