Ashley Hutchens, LICSW, LCSW

Ashley Hutchens is a licensed clinical social worker with seven years of experience in community mental health. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of life challenges. Ashley speaks plain language and focuses on small changes that add up to real difference.

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice how thoughts affect feelings and actions. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and elements of the Gottman Method when relationship concerns arise. Sessions are collaborative and practical, with tools you can try between visits.

Ashley says compassion and straightforward guidance matter. She aims to make it easier to tell your story and to work through painful events when a trauma narrative is needed. Her social work background shapes a problem-solving approach that connects personal goals to daily routines and supports.

In practice she helps with issues like parenting stress, grief, addiction concerns, sleeping or eating difficulties, anger, self-esteem, and career transitions. Additional focuses include attachment and commitment questions, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and body image worries.

Based in West Virginia, Ashley holds LICSW and LCSW credentials. She offers help in English and approaches each person with practical steps and steady support to move forward.

Approaches you can expect in online sessions

Ashley commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and mood shifts.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. It can be useful for emotion regulation, relationship conflicts, and coping when stress feels overwhelming.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley will work with each person to choose or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That choice is made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.

Confirm the session formats available before booking so you know how Ashley currently meets with clients. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for your routine and goals.