Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Ashley works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ashley
Ashley Sorenson is a Licensed Master Social Worker with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and mood challenges. Parents reading this will find straightforward support and clear steps to tackle difficult moments.
Ashley believes each person knows their story best and brings that knowledge into sessions. She works alongside people to build on strengths and practical skills. Conversations focus on what is happening now and small steps that make a difference.
Background and approach
Her background includes a decade and a half of work in Michigan settings that addressed mood disorders, trauma and addiction. That experience informs how she helps people cope with life changes, grief, and compassion fatigue. She draws on approaches that are evidence-based and goal-oriented.
Sessions often center on communication, problem solving, and managing strong emotions like anger and panic. Ashley supports people dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, body image concerns, and issues connected to LGBT identities. She also helps with attention challenges, obsessions and compulsions, and seasonal mood shifts.
If someone wants to work on self-esteem, career decisions, or finding more purpose, she offers a practical, down-to-earth way forward. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs. Small changes and clearer routines are common early goals.
What Ashley works with
Everything Ashley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ashley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Body image
- Communication problems
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches that guide online sessions
Evidence-based techniques are used to teach practical skills for managing emotions and behavior. One common approach focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms; it helps people spot thoughts that fuel worry or low mood and practice new ways of thinking. Another approach emphasizes learning concrete coping strategies for strong feelings like anger or panic through step-by-step exercises and behavioral changes; this is useful when someone wants tools they can use in the moment.Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they choose methods and adjust pacing so work feels manageable and relevant to day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video lets people read facial expressions and body language, while phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging offer brief check-ins or written reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family, or travel.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, bipolar and mood disorders, addictions, trauma and grief. Additional areas include self-esteem, body image, ADHD, relationship strain, and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and collaborative. Sessions focus on skills, problem solving, and building on the client’s strengths to address current challenges.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional work experience in Michigan settings that exposed her to mood disorders, trauma, and addiction-related care.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist’s availability.