Ashley Sazama (they/she)

LICSW
Accepting Clients

Therapist and artist dedicated to providing affirmative care, somatic therapy, and trauma-focused work, e.g. ego state therapy and EMDR.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Wellesley, MA

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

I have a passion for working with adults healing from complex or acute trauma; suicide loss survivors; artists and creatives; and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

My Background and Approach

In my therapeutic practice, informed by the nervous system and somatic therapy, I strive to honor the ways in which our emotions and actions work to keep us safe, while also exploring how they may be disconnecting us from who and what we care about. Sessions often focus on present-moment awareness, a mindfulness practice, and incorporate the principles of ego state therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and EMDR, without shying away from humor and celebrating joy. I earned my master’s degree in social work from Simmons University and have advanced training in the treatment of trauma, dissociation, grief, and suicidality. Relatedly, I am dedicated to supporting suicide loss survivors through my volunteer work on the Grief Support Services team at Samaritans. Prior to my work as a therapist, I trained as a fine artist and worked as a professional photographer, which is at the heart of my creative approach and non-pathologizing orientation as a therapist.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Gender Identity Therapy Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Self-Harm
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Career Counseling
  • Depression
  • Grief or Loss
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Self-Esteem
  • Suicidal Thoughts
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 5 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $200 - 360/session

Info

Email Ashley
25 Walnut Street
Suite 300
Wellesley, MA 02481

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