Ashley Goodey

Ashley Goodey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in California who helps people facing grief, stress, anger, and major life changes. She speaks plainly and offers steady, patient support when emotions feel overwhelming. Her approach aims to meet people where they are and help them move toward greater balance and coping.

Ashley draws on about 11 years of clinical experience working with grief and loss, caregiver strain, and relationship struggles. She emphasizes that grief does not follow a single path and that strong feelings can appear in many orders. This view shapes the way she helps people process loss and find practical ways to manage day-to-day life.

Clinical work includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, where she helps people notice connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. She also uses Client-Centered and Mindfulness approaches to build present-moment awareness and stronger self-acceptance. Motivational Interviewing and Narrative Therapy are used to clarify values and reframe personal stories when helpful.

Sessions focus on realistic steps you can take between meetings. That might include small behavior changes, writing or storytelling exercises, or mindfulness practices tailored to daily life. Ashley aims for a conversational tone rather than lectures, and she centers each plan on the person in front of her.

People who reach out can expect practical strategies alongside emotional support. Ashley’s work often addresses depression, anxiety, ADHD, parenting strain, career stress, aging and geriatric concerns, forgiveness, and end-of-life matters. She encourages taking the first step when ready and offers guidance through the process.

How these approaches shape online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel understood and supports them as they decide what changes to try. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks situations into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers simple, practical experiments to test new ways of responding. Mindfulness Therapy builds awareness of the present moment, which can reduce reactivity and help with stress and anger.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that match their goals and preferences. That means checking in, adjusting methods, and combining practices from different approaches as needed so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Confirm the current online session options before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy days because they remove travel time and can be scheduled during breaks or between commitments. Online meetings also make it easier to try short check-ins, use screen-shared worksheets, or practice mindfulness exercises in real time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT exercises and narrative or motivational techniques to virtual meetings so work continues between sessions.