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Ashley Hayes

Compassionate LICSW guiding practical change

LICSW Rhode Island

Experience
8 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Ashley

Ashley Hayes is a licensed clinical social worker with a focus on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, relationship challenges, trauma, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She brings an integrative lens that recognizes the link between physical health and emotional well-being, informed by her work in oncology and her own experience as a cancer survivor. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including depression, parenting challenges, sleep difficulties, compassion fatigue, and attachment-related issues.

Her style centers on a client-centered, strengths-based approach that aims to help people set realistic goals and build practical skills. She often uses mindfulness practices alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and experiment with new responses.

Ashley emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and works to help clients hear their own priorities more clearly while developing concrete strategies for coping and change.

Holding a LICSW in Rhode Island (RI LICSW ISW02823) and Massachusetts (MA LICSW 124866), she blends clinical training with eight years of hands-on experience to support clients through challenging decisions, caregiving stress, and serious illness-related concerns.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Support

The practice commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, panic, and stress-related concerns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is also drawn upon to help clients clarify values, accept difficult internal experiences, and take meaningful action despite discomfort. Attachment-Based Therapy informs work on relationship patterns and emotional bonds, supporting people who want to understand how early and current relationships shape present-day responses.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all solution. The therapist will work with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time so the work aligns with individual needs and practical circumstances.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for scheduling and access from home or other locations. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, manage caregiving or health-related constraints, and engage in regular sessions without travel, while tailoring communication style to what works best for the client.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ashley treat?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family challenges, depression, anger, sleep problems, parenting issues, career concerns, and compassion fatigue, among other areas.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is client-centered and strengths-based, emphasizing realistic goals and practical strategies with a focus on mindfulness and changing unhelpful thinking patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working in clinical social work, including work in oncology and supporting people through serious illness and major life transitions.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She holds a LICSW with license numbers RI LICSW ISW02823 and MA LICSW 124866 and practices in Rhode Island.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Clients may meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on availability and preference.
How does payment and cost work for therapy with her?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefCoping with life changes

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)SexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Licensed

Rhode Island, Massachusetts

Languages

English