Ashley Johnnies, LCSW
Narrative-oriented LCSW focusing on practical change
Details
| Name | Ashley Johnnies |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Illinois |
| Licensed in | Illinois |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Ashley
Ashley Johnnies is a licensed clinical social worker in Illinois with five years of practice experience. She approaches therapy from a narrative perspective and centers each person's story when helping them move forward. Ashley believes people hold strengths that can help them face hard moments, and she aims to offer steady support along the way.
Her sessions tend to be straightforward and focused. She helps people talk through stress, anxiety, anger, and the effects of trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
Depression and self-esteem issues are also common topics she addresses in short- and longer-term work. Ashley uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new ways of responding. She also draws on client-centered practices to keep the conversation grounded in the client's values and goals.
Narrative ideas guide how she helps people reframe difficult experiences and find new meaning. She has worked with concerns around relationships, intimacy, parenting, grief, and family stress. Additional focus areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care histories, codependency, body image, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
She also has experience with certain personality patterns and disruptive mood presentations. Ashley offers direct, empathetic conversation and practical strategies. She partners with people to set goals and test small changes between sessions.
Her aim is to help clients build clearer choices and a steadier sense of direction.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Anger management among the things Ashley works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Ashley among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Ashley directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Ashley directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and skills-based work translate online
Ashley blends Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy to shape online sessions. Narrative Therapy helps people tell and reframe their life stories so stressful events feel less defining. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening, empathy, and working at the client's pace to build trust and direction.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley treats the choice of methods as a conversation. She will help clients weigh options based on their goals, comfort, and what feels most useful in early sessions so the plan evolves collaboratively.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone calls can fit a quick check-in or be used when bandwidth is lower, live chat suits shorter reflections, and text messaging supports ongoing notes and brief coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different ways of connecting until the best fit is found.
Common questions about this listing
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Ashley helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, and low self-esteem. She also supports work on relationship issues, intimacy-related concerns, parenting stress, and grief.
What is her therapy style like?
She centers a person's story and uses plain, direct conversation. Sessions combine narrative listening with practical exercises and skill-building.
How much experience does she have?
Ashley has five years of professional experience as a licensed clinical social worker. That experience includes work with trauma, mood concerns, and relationship stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with that credential in mind.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats let people choose what fits their schedule and communication needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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