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Ashley Reid

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Ashley Reid, LCSW

Kentucky

LCSW - Anger and stress concerns

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Kentucky / 253708
  • NPI1255888749
  • Experience11 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationKentucky

About

  • Stress management
  • Anger coping skills
  • Relationship issues

About Ashley

Ashley Reid is a Kentucky-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 11 years of experience. She works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, and self-esteem. She also helps with relationship strains, parenting stress, grief, ADHD, and mood concerns like depression and bipolar disorder.

Ashley uses practical, down-to-earth conversation to help people notice what keeps problems going. Sessions focus on clear goals, identifying patterns of behavior and thought, and building everyday skills to respond differently when stress or anger comes up. She draws on both professional experience and lessons learned in practice to make the work straightforward and usable.

She has worked with newer therapists in supervisory roles, so she is familiar with teaching ways to manage strong emotions and keep work effective. That background informs how she organizes sessions and tracks progress. Clients can expect concrete steps and follow-up rather than only open-ended talk.

Ashley encourages people to bring examples from real life - a tense conversation at work, snapping at a partner, or recurring worries about parenting. Together she and the client look for small changes that reduce reactivity and build steadier responses. She emphasizes practical strategies that can be tested between sessions.

Her practice centers on collaboration and realistic skill-building. People who feel stuck by anger, repeated conflict, or long-standing worry will find a direct, experienced clinician who focuses on usable tools and steady progress.

How sessions work

How evidence-based techniques translate to online work

Evidence-based techniques are practical ways to change reactions and manage strong emotions. Cognitive strategies focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking. These approaches help reduce automatic angry responses and clarify what fuels frustration.

Behavioral or skills-based methods emphasize small, repeatable exercises. That can include breathing and grounding practices, brief behavioral experiments, and stepwise plans for handling difficult conversations. These tools are useful for stress, anger, and daily mood regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will review your goals, past attempts, and current challenges and then suggest methods to try. Decisions about methods are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Session format details were not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help clients apply skills in their everyday routines.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersParenting issuesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryYoung adult issues

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Kentucky

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she address?

She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and reactions that feel out of proportion. Anger is listed among the main concerns she supports.

What is her general approach in sessions?

She uses practical conversation and skill-building focused on real-life examples. The emphasis is on identifying patterns and trying specific strategies between sessions.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 11 years of professional experience working with adults on stress, anxiety, trauma, and related concerns.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices with that credential in the state.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What formats are used for sessions?

Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking to know how she meets with clients.

How are fees and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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