Therapist in Virginia Beach, Virginia Ashley Ryan, Therapist

Ashley is a Resident in Counseling with specialties in Clinical Mental Health Counseling for couples and individuals. She got her B.S. of Psychology and Integrative Health from Virginia Tech and Masters of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. She helps her clients navigate the stressors in their lives and values building a connection with her clients and non-judgmental space that fosters growth. Ashley specifically works with individuals that have challenges related to anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, active-duty military, life transitions, relationship/family issues, men’s specific issues, social skills, ADHD, school avoidance, and transition from military to civilian employment. Ashley also provides couples counseling and specializes in military/first responder couples and couples who experience chronic health conditions or inter-abled couples. Ashley grounds her treatments in strengths-based perspectives because she believes in empowering people to strengthen their innate skills and enhance the systems they live in. Ashley believes that with the help of therapy, people can create forward movement in the places they feel stuck. She values the importance of holistic health and understands that it is necessary in treating many common challenges. Ashley also encourages clients to have a learning mind-set when they come to therapy because people are not in therapy to “fix” what is “wrong” with them, but to learn how to grow through and meet their challenges. In her free time, Ashley spends time outdoors with her dog, does yoga, trying new restaurants, and enjoys creative activities like pottery or home decorating.