Ashley Spitzer, LISW

Ohio · 20 years in practice

Ashley Spitzer is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes.

License and registration

LISW, Ohio: I.1500357-SUPV · expires April 2027
NPI: 1508145376 · 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

Ashley Spitzer is a Licensed Independent Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and life changes. She keeps sessions direct and down-to-earth so parents and busy adults can talk through what matters most. Her approach is warm and encouraging, and she invites clients to be honest about their needs and goals.

With two decades of experience, Ashley centers sessions on immediate concerns and practical steps. She listens without judgment and uses feedback from clients to shape each plan.

Background and approach

That means interventions are chosen with care, and adjusted when something isn’t working. Ashley draws on several approaches, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and cognitive-behavioral methods. She blends these approaches into clear, doable strategies for coping, improving mood, and managing difficult memories or patterns.

She works with a wide range of concerns such as depression, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping issues, ADHD, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and relationship or communication problems. Ashley also supports people facing career changes, compassion fatigue, and questions about identity, including LGBT concerns. Clients can expect a collaborative, supportive style that emphasizes consistency, empathy, and boundary-setting.

Ashley encourages questions and makes space for clients to use sessions as a place to vent, plan, and build skills. Her goal is to help people take clearer steps toward feeling better and functioning more comfortably in daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

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

Stress, Anxiety
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Divorce and separation
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fertility issues
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Pregnancy and childbirth
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Ashley names

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Online support

Approaches that guide online sessions

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name important feelings, then use those feelings to guide safer, more reliable behavior. It can be helpful for people who want to understand emotional patterns and improve how they respond to strong emotions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking values-based action. This approach can help with anxiety, stress, low mood, and decisions about life direction.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a nonjudgmental, listening-first stance where the therapist follows what the client brings to the session. This creates space for people to explore concerns at their own pace and choose the next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and is treated as a team effort. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and past experiences to figure out what feels most useful, and will adjust methods if something isn’t helping.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone calls work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quick check-ins, and messaging lets people share thoughts between sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and different day-to-day needs.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does this therapist address?

Ashley supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapy style?

She uses a warm, client-centered approach that is direct and collaborative. Sessions focus on immediate needs and practical tools while inviting honest feedback from the client.

What is her professional background?

Ashley has about 20 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked with a broad range of concerns and populations over that time.

What credential does she hold and where is she located?

She holds an LISW credential, listed as OH LISW, and practices from Ohio.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or outside the U.S.?

Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How much do sessions cost?

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