Ashley Simos, LCSW

Licensed in New York · 8 years in practice

Ashley Simos is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of practice based in New York.

License and registration

LCSW, New York: 101818 · expires November 2028
NPI: 1295222032 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 8
Languages: English

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About Ashley

Ashley Simos is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of practice based in New York. She meets people where they are and helps them address addiction, anxiety, depression, and stress. Her manner is straightforward and warm, aimed at making honest conversation easier in the room.

Ashley often works with people who look fine on the outside but feel overwhelmed inside. She helps clients who struggle with racing thoughts, repeated unhelpful patterns, or strong emotions that feel hard to manage.

Background and approach

She names what is happening and offers practical steps to try between sessions. Her style is direct, compassionate, and collaborative. She uses gentle challenge, occasional humor, and clear goals so progress feels relevant to daily life.

Sessions focus on what a person wants to change and on small experiments that can shift habits over time. She also addresses issues like codependency, communication and control problems, guilt and shame, forgiveness, impulsivity, and questions about life purpose. Ashley supports smoking and vaping cessation and helps people facing young adult transitions.

Ashley describes therapy as a partnership. She listens, reflects what she hears, and offers tools rooted in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. People who are ready to make intentional changes will find straightforward guidance and practical homework to try between sessions.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Online support

How evidence-based care translates to online sessions

Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear goals and real-life practice. One common approach is structured problem solving, which breaks big issues into small, manageable steps to reduce overwhelm and build confidence. Another is emotion-focused work that helps name and tolerate strong feelings while teaching strategies to respond differently to triggers.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Ashley works with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps most. That collaborative process makes it easier to test new behaviors between sessions and refine the plan over time.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions are an option when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing reflection and brief coaching between meetings. These formats let people fit therapy into work, school, or busy family routines while working on practical changes.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Ashley commonly help with?

Ashley works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family struggles, and depression. She also focuses on codependency, communication problems, control issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity, life purpose, panic, self-love, smoking or vaping cessation, and young adult issues.

How would you describe Ashley's therapeutic style?

Her approach is direct, compassionate, and collaborative. She combines honest feedback with practical steps and occasional humor to help people apply changes in daily life.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience working with people who experience anxiety, addiction, depression, and stress-related concerns.

Where is Ashley located and what credential does she hold?

She practices in New York and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

Which languages are used in sessions and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin the process to work together?

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