Therapist profile
Ashley Kohler, LCSW
Pennsylvania
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Relationships and Anger
Continue with AshleyKey details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Pennsylvania / CW025437
- NPI1598578072
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationPennsylvania
About
- Anger management skills
- Parenting support
- Communication work
About Ashley
Ashley Kohler is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with five years of experience. She helps adults who are dealing with relationship strain, parenting stress, anger that comes up at home or work, career uncertainty, and big life changes.
Ashley draws on practical, evidence-informed methods in sessions. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches to spot patterns that fuel anger. She also brings in skills from dialectical behavior approaches to manage intense feelings and lower reactivity.
Her background includes a Master of Social Work from Walden University and a graduate certificate in Children and Families. Ashley has worked with adolescents, people in early recovery from substance use, and people experiencing homelessness. That work shaped how she supports clients facing communication problems, attachment issues, and struggles with self-esteem.
Sessions focus on clear, teachable skills and on setting achievable goals. Clients practice tools for handling conflict, managing outbursts, and rebuilding trust in important relationships. Ashley also supports people navigating pregnancy and childbirth concerns, young adult transitions, and questions about life purpose.
She is a certified School Social Worker PK-12 and combines family therapy ideas with acceptance and commitment strategies. People who want straightforward, skills-based help for anger and related concerns will find practical strategies and step-by-step plans in her work.
How sessions work
How evidence-based techniques translate to online sessions
Many of the methods Ashley uses focus on concrete skills you can practice between sessions. Cognitive behavioral methods look at the thoughts and behaviors that keep anger cycling and teach ways to change them. Dialectical behavior approaches teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills to reduce reactivity and improve communication.Finding the right blend of techniques is part of the process. Ashley works collaboratively to match methods to a person's goals, preferences, and daily life. Together they try approaches, notice what helps, and adjust the plan based on real-world results.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. It can also let people practice skills in the places they live and work. Ask about the available session options when you complete the matching questionnaire so you can pick what fits your routine.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship problems, parenting stresses, anger, career questions, and coping with life changes, plus related areas like attachment and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is skills-based and evidence-informed. Sessions include practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior approaches and acceptance and commitment ideas.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience in social work settings and completed a Master of Social Work in 2022.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Pennsylvania LCSW and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the US work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.