Dr. Ashley Bryan, LCSW
Pennsylvania · 20 years in practice
Dr. Ashley Bryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania.
License and registration
- LCSW, Pennsylvania
- CW023752 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1134711591 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Bryan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania. She brings two decades of clinical experience and a focus on practical, down-to-earth care.
She blends teaching and independent practice work while drawing on her academic background, including a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.). Clients find straightforward conversation and clear goals in sessions. She helps people talk through trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, stress, and issues around self-esteem and life transitions.
Background and approach
She also supports concerns such as ADHD, eating and sleep problems, intimacy-related worries, and career questions. Her approach is collaborative and person-centered. She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside cognitive and behavioral methods to help people notice patterns, name feelings, and change what gets in the way of better days.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas and attachment-focused work are also part of how she frames tasks and goals. Dr. Bryan brings personal and professional experience with chronic health challenges and cancer survivorship.
That background informs how she talks about caregiving stress, chronic pain and illness, end-of-life conversations, and navigating medical systems. She also draws on case management and patient advocacy skills when those needs arise in treatment. She teaches social work at the university level in addition to seeing people in independent practice.
Sessions are offered in English and can be scheduled in formats that fit busy lives. The first steps are a short matching questionnaire and arranging time to meet and set goals together.
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
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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
Emotion and Skill Work Online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work with core emotions and patterns that keep them stuck, often by naming feelings and trying new emotional responses. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) teaches skills to accept difficult thoughts while committing to actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape current behavior and helps people develop more reliable ways of relating to others.Choosing the best approach is part of the work. Dr. Bryan treats the decision as a collaboration, matching methods to a person's goals, history, and what feels most practical. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques based on how someone responds and what they want to achieve.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a camera is not desired. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, shorter coaching-style moments, or ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and medical schedules while keeping focus on the therapeutic goals.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, stress, self-esteem, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and caregiving stress, and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with cognitive and acceptance-based techniques to help people notice feelings and try new ways of coping.
What is her professional background?
She has 20 years of clinical experience, holds a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), a Master of Social Work (MSW), and additional graduate study in community psychology. She also teaches social work at the university level.
Where is she licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Pennsylvania and maintains clinical work and teaching in that state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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