Dr. Ashley Bryan, LCSW
Licensed in Pennsylvania · 20 years in practice
Dr. Ashley Bryan brings two decades of social work experience to her practice in Pennsylvania.
License and registration
- LCSW, Pennsylvania
- CW023752 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1134711591 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Bryan brings two decades of social work experience to her practice in Pennsylvania. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), a Master of Social Work (MSW), and a Master of Arts in Community Psychology and Social Change.
She combines clinical work, teaching, and lived experience to support people through hard times. She favors a person-centered style that starts where someone is.
Background and approach
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She helps people name what matters and figure out steps that fit their life and values. Her work often focuses on trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, and stress.
She also supports people with relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, caregiving strain, and issues related to chronic illness and pain. Career questions, body image, and life purpose are part of her range as well. Ashley uses several therapy approaches to match each person’s needs, including cognitive behavioral techniques and acceptance-based ideas.
She draws on attachment-focused work and skills from dialectical behavior approaches when helpful. Her background in community psychology and healthcare informs practical problem solving and case management when needed. As a cancer survivor and someone who lives with chronic pain, she often brings empathy for medical and caregiving struggles.
She also teaches social work and uses that teaching perspective to explain things clearly. Her practice aims to help people build coping skills and steady routines they can use outside sessions.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ashley names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when difficult thoughts or feelings show up. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thinking and build new routines for anxiety, depression, and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how relationships shape emotion and behavior and can help people understand patterns that affect current connections.The therapist treats approach selection as a collaborative process. Together the person and therapist will talk about goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan over time. That way the work stays relevant and grounded in everyday needs rather than locked into one single method.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls that mirror in-person conversations, phone sessions for lower bandwidth or when video isn't suitable, and live chat or text-based messaging for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or medical schedules while keeping focus on skill practice and progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help people with?
Their focus includes trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, stress, and grief. Dr. Ashley Bryan also addresses relationship and intimacy issues, caregiving strain, chronic illness and pain, and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a person-centered, collaborative way that emphasizes practical steps. Sessions are aimed at identifying goals and building skills that fit daily life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience in social work, combining clinical practice and teaching roles.
What credentials and region does she represent?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania and holds an Ed.D., an MSW, and a MA in Community Psychology and Social Change.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different scheduling needs and preferences.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
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