About Ashley
Ashley Dunn helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or concerns around eating find steadier footing. She introduces calm, practical steps that clients can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Ashley speaks plainly and focuses on small changes that add up over time. Ashley uses a trauma-informed approach and treats people as partners in the work.
Sessions focus on building awareness of triggers and patterns, then developing skills to manage moods and symptoms. She encourages practice outside the session so clients can test new ways of coping in daily life.
With 13 years of experience, Ashley draws on what consistently helps people feel more capable and confident. She pays attention to how past experiences affect current reactions and looks for realistic, doable strategies rather than quick fixes.
Ashley holds a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist credential in California, which she uses while working with adults who want practical tools for stress, anxiety, or disordered eating concerns. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth; she meets people where they are and tailors the pace to each person.
Sessions are conversational and skills-focused. Clients can expect to set goals together and take small steps between meetings.
The emphasis is on building confidence and routines that support longer-term well-being.
How Ashley blends practical approaches with online care
Ashley describes her work as trauma-informed care that helps people understand how past experiences shape current stress and anxiety. This approach focuses on recognizing triggers, grounding techniques, and building safety in small, steady steps. It is useful for people who feel overwhelmed by strong emotions or reminders of past events.She also emphasizes skills-based work that targets anxiety and eating-related concerns. This involves teaching breathing and relaxation strategies, routines for daily structure, and behavioral experiments to test new ways of coping. These techniques aim to reduce distress and increase confidence in handling difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley will talk with clients about goals, try methods together, and adjust based on what works. She encourages clients to give short practices a chance and to report back so the plan can be refined over time.
Online therapy here is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so clients can choose what fits their schedule. Video is helpful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection and shorter touchpoints. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and keep steady progress between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Eating disorders
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English