Ashley Barad

LSCW
Accepting Clients

“If your wounds are still open, trust they are doors to an answer, and walk through.” — Andrea Gibson

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I truly believe in the healing that results from having a trusting and nurturing space to explore insights, desires, strengths, and challenges. My practice is anti-oppressive, consent-oriented, and trauma-informed. I am LGBTQIA+ and non-monogamy affirming, and have experience in helping individuals through the coming out process.

My Background and Approach

My therapeutic style is warm, natural, and present. I will hold space for you to express your authentic self, and I will strive to show up authentically too. Through our therapeutic connection, we will co-create a secure place for you to explore your relationship with yourself and others. Sessions with me flow in and out of a conversational or structured approach, depending on your current goals. My practice is consent-oriented and trauma-informed, which will guide the content and pace of sessions. I primarily draw from my training in Internal Family Systems (IFS), a non-pathologizing approach to understanding symptoms and processing trauma that offers deeper healing at an attuned pace. Through this framework, I will guide you in caring for the parts of you that are in need of support and help you connect with your inner wisdom, self-compassion, and clarity. I will also use somatic techniques to help you develop a felt sense of how emotions show up in your body.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I understand people within their broader societal contexts, and I aim to provide therapy through an anti-oppressive framework. My priority is to create a safe and nurturing space for you to explore your insights, desires, strengths, and challenges. I believe all relationships can benefit from conscious efforts to unpack societal scripts, and that through this work, we can access more authentic and fulfilling connections. This perspective has informed my work with partnered and non-partnered individuals who are exploring polyamory and non-monogamy.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Internal Family Systems
Other Techniques
  • Attachment Theory
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Anxiety LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Polyamorous and Open Relationships
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
  • Aetna
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 7 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $215/session

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