Ashley Smith (she/her)

Anxiety can feel like your mind won’t slow down, your body is always tense, and you’re constantly “on alert.” I help clients understand the roots of their anxiety, learn how to regulate their nervous system, and build tools to feel grounded and in control. Together we create space to breathe again, challenge old patterns, and develop practices that bring calm, clarity, and confidence back into your daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps you understand how your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are connected. If you tend to overthink, replay conversations, or second-guess yourself, CBT can help you recognize those patterns and shift them. Together, we build practical tools so you can respond with more clarity, confidence, and self-trust instead of getting stuck in cycles of anxiety.

As an LGBTQIA+ affirming therapist, I create a space where you can show up fully as yourself without fear of judgment. Many of the people I work with are used to people-pleasing or shrinking parts of themselves to feel safe or accepted. In our work together, we focus on helping you reconnect with who you are, set boundaries with more confidence, and feel more grounded in your identity and relationships.

Brainspotting helps access and release the deeper emotional and physical roots of anxiety, trauma, and overwhelm. By using specific eye positions to locate where experiences are held in the body, we can process what feels “stuck” at a nervous-system level. Clients often describe Brainspotting as a powerful, gentle way to gain clarity, emotional relief, and a sense of grounded inner calm.

Brainspotting helps access and release the deeper emotional and physical roots of anxiety, trauma, and overwhelm. By using specific eye positions to locate where experiences are held in the body, we can process what feels “stuck” at a nervous-system level. Clients often describe Brainspotting as a powerful, gentle way to gain clarity, emotional relief, and a sense of grounded inner calm.

Brainspotting helps access and process the deeper emotional roots of anxiety, overwhelm, and feeling stuck. Many clients come in feeling caught in patterns like overthinking or emotional reactivity without fully understanding why. Using specific eye positions, we can process these experiences at a nervous system level, often leading to emotional relief, clarity, and a greater sense of calm.

Anxiety can feel like your mind never shuts off. You might find yourself overthinking, replaying conversations, or constantly second-guessing yourself. I help you understand what is driving those patterns, calm your nervous system, and build tools so you can feel more grounded, clear, and in control. Together, we work toward a calmer, more sustainable way of moving through your life.

Relationship issues often show up as overthinking, people-pleasing, and difficulty setting boundaries. You might find yourself replaying conversations, avoiding conflict, or putting others’ needs before your own just to keep the peace. Together, we work to understand these patterns, build healthier boundaries, and help you feel more confident and secure in your relationships.

Somatic therapy focuses on how anxiety and stress show up in your body. Many people I work with feel constantly on edge, stuck in overthinking, or disconnected from themselves. We use body-based techniques to help regulate your nervous system, release stored tension, and create a greater sense of calm and safety so you can feel more grounded in your daily life.