Ashley Hayes, LICSW

Ashley Hayes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with eight years of clinical social work experience in Rhode Island. She focuses on practical problems such as stress, anxiety, anger, grief, coping with life changes, relationship and family concerns, sleep difficulties, and career strain. She also works with people facing depression, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and LGBT related concerns.

Ashley draws on experience supporting people living with serious illness and on her work in an oncology clinic. She is also a recent cancer survivor, which informs how she thinks about whole-person care. She believes physical health and emotional health influence each other and both deserve attention when stress is high.

Her style is client-centered and strengths-based. Sessions aim to set realistic goals and practical steps to meet them. She listens for what matters to each person and helps them notice patterns in thought and behavior that get in the way of those goals.

Ashley uses mindfulness skills to reduce reactivity and to improve focus. She also draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - to help clients clarify values and take committed action. These methods are used to help people manage anger, anxiety, grief, and life transitions.

Conversations are straightforward and focused on skills people can use between sessions. She helps clients break down larger problems into small, doable steps. The aim is clearer thinking, fewer reactive moments, and more control over daily choices.

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