Ashley Thompkins, LCSW
Licensed in California · 8 years in practice
Ashley Thompkins helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties.
License and registration
- LCSW, California
- 127663 · expires December 2026
- NPI
- 1174274443 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 8
- Languages
- English
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About Ashley
Ashley Thompkins helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in California with eight years of professional experience. Her tone is steady and encouraging, aimed at people who feel stuck or overwhelmed by daily life.
Ashley creates a straightforward, nonjudgmental space for talking through what’s most pressing. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps that fit into real life.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns in thoughts and behavior and helps clients try different ways of coping. She works with issues that often come up around relationships and identity, including attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family stress, and communication struggles. Other areas she addresses are body image, guilt and shame, infidelity, and life purpose.
She also has experience with veteran and armed forces issues and multicultural concerns. Her style centers on collaboration. Clients can expect practical tools and reflective conversation.
The aim is to build confidence, improve concentration, and reduce symptoms that interfere with daily functioning. Sessions are offered in English and are available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps pair people with a schedule and format that fit their needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Online support
Evidence-based approaches for online support
Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One common approach involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new ways of responding to stress and anxiety; this helps with everyday worries and low mood. Another approach focuses on processing trauma and building coping skills to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley works with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and preferences. Together they try methods, check what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make sessions fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a more personal connection is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, processing between sessions, or for people who find typing easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to stay consistent while balancing work, family, and other responsibilities.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Ashley address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related difficulties, along with related issues like attachment, communication, and body image.
How would you describe her therapy approach and style?
Her style is collaborative and straightforward. She focuses on clear goals, practical tools, and reflective conversation to help clients make small changes.
What is her background and experience?
Ashley has eight years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and cognitive concerns. She emphasizes supportive, empowering work.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds a California Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, and practices in California.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and situations.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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