Ashley Monacelli
Goal-focused care with practical strategies
LMSW Michigan
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Grief
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ashley
Ashley Monacelli is a licensed social worker (LMSW) based in Michigan who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship challenges, and a range of life transitions.
Background and approach
She brings attention to concerns such as addictions, intimacy-related issues, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and hospice and end-of-life counseling. Ashley frames work as goal-oriented and collaborative, supporting clients who want coaching or therapeutic strategies to move past obstacles and toward meaningful change.
Her clinical practice draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques to help clients develop practical skills and clearer perspectives.
Ashley’s background includes graduate training in social work with an emphasis on children and family services, and several years of clinical experience in hospital settings that informed her work with individuals and families facing complex medical and emotional challenges. She emphasizes meeting clients where they are, setting session goals together, and using approachable, skill-based methods to support progress.
Approaches and Online Support
Ashley integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing into online work. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve daily functioning. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, person-centered method that helps clarify motivation and move through ambivalence when addressing changes such as addictions or behavior goals.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist will work together with each client to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration helps tailor session activities and homework so clients feel engaged and supported in making practical changes.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to fit sessions into busy schedules. These formats can make it easier to maintain consistent contact, practice skills between sessions, and receive coaching or therapeutic support from wherever a client is located within the therapist's service area.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed
Michigan
Languages
English