Ashley Reid, LCSW
Licensed in Kentucky · 11 years in practice
Ashley Reid helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, grief, mood concerns, ADHD, and challenges around relationships and parenting.
License and registration
- LCSW, Kentucky
- 253708 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1255888749 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
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About Ashley
Ashley Reid helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, grief, mood concerns, ADHD, and challenges around relationships and parenting. She is a licensed clinical social worker who brings 11 years of experience to her work. Ashley speaks English and practices from Kentucky.
Ashley keeps sessions straightforward and focused. She sees each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Conversations center on practical steps, coping tools, and small changes that feel doable between sessions. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as eating issues, compassion fatigue, bipolar and depressive symptoms, and the emotional effects of abandonment or adoption and foster care. She also addresses communication problems, commitment worries, and body image struggles.
Over time she has supervised newer therapists in these areas. Ashley combines professional knowledge from social work with everyday empathy. She aims to make therapy a space where goals are clear and progress is measurable.
Sessions commonly include setting simple targets, practicing new skills, and checking what’s working. People who choose Ashley often want a practical, steady approach and a therapist who listens without judgment. She encourages small steps toward meaningful change and offers steady support while clients try new ways of coping.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Online support
How evidence-based methods translate to online care
Many clients benefit from approaches that focus on practical skills and processing difficult experiences. One common technique emphasizes building coping skills and behavioral strategies to reduce anxiety and manage mood swings; this helps with everyday stress, panic, and depressive symptoms by teaching concrete steps people can practice. Another approach centers on processing trauma and its effects through paced, supportive conversations that help people make sense of painful memories and reduce their hold on day-to-day life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with the client to match methods to goals, preferences, and the issues being addressed. Sessions may change over time as needs evolve and progress is reviewed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or when a client prefers not to use video. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing encouragement, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ashley commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, grief, eating concerns, parenting challenges, bipolar and depression, ADHD, and a range of relationship and communication problems.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Ashley uses a practical, strengths-based approach that focuses on clear goals and doable coping skills. Sessions emphasize small steps and tools clients can use between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Ashley has 11 years of clinical experience and has supervised newer therapists. She holds a Master of Social Work and practices as an LCSW in Kentucky.
Where is Ashley licensed and located?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Kentucky and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and starting steps handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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