
Ashley Perkins
Empowerment-focused clinical social worker
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Empowerment-focused clinical social worker
Start with Ashley PerkinsLicensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Ashley Perkins (CA LCSW 121087), a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in California, brings 8 years of professional experience to her clinical work. She supports people dealing with stress and anxiety, intimacy-related concerns, motivation and self-esteem challenges, career difficulties, and the process of coping with life changes.
She earned a BA in Sociology from UC Riverside and an MSW from Columbia University. Her work history includes community activism and organizing, efforts in women’s health and mental health, and practice in herbalism. Outside of clinical settings she has experience as a public speaker, community event planner and organizer, radio and podcast personality, television personality, and herbalist.
Ashley uses an empowerment-focused approach and believes that growth is possible for those who choose to pursue it. She is a female therapist and a therapist of color who practices from a non-religious perspective. She has lived and worked in various areas across the United States and has also lived abroad while engaged in the field of herbalism.
Many people wonder whether online therapy can truly help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and navigating life changes, online therapy has been shown to be comparable in effectiveness to traditional in-person sessions.
One major benefit is flexibility. Individuals can connect with therapists in the format that works best for them - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or in-app messaging - which can make it easier to fit care into a busy schedule.
All therapists are licensed professionals, and clients have the option to switch to a different therapist if they feel a different fit would be better for their needs.