- CBT methods
- Client-Centered work
- Family of origin focus
About Carolyn
Carolyn "Ashley" Wanyonyi is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Nevada and Maine with 11 years of experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, coping with life changes, parenting challenges, grief, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder. She also notes work around family matters and family of origin issues.
Ashley keeps sessions straightforward and person-focused. She listens to the problem you bring and uses practical strategies from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused approaches. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Internal Family Systems ideas to help people understand internal parts and relationship patterns that came from the family they grew up in.
Her background includes clinical work in foster care and supporting families with medically fragile children, which informs how she talks about caregiving stress, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and blended family challenges. She brings experience with aging and geriatric issues and immigration-related stress as well.
In sessions she helps people identify concrete steps and small experiments to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also helps clients map how family roles and expectations still influence current relationships and choices. Conversations tend to focus on what is happening now and what can be tried between meetings.
Carolyn uses a respectful, non-judgmental approach and collaborates with each person on a plan. She works in English and practices in Nevada. Before booking, confirm the current session options and formats offered by her practice.
How therapeutic methods translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can name what matters. Online sessions using this approach still emphasize the client's perspective and priorities and help clarify goals and choices.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses short exercises to test new ways of responding. Online meetings can include brief skills practice, thought records, and action plans that a person can use between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to decide which methods suit their needs and goals. That collaboration helps shape session pacing, homework, and which strategies are tried first.
The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes it simple to try out techniques and then apply them in daily life with support at the next appointment.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Nevada, Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and mood concerns such as bipolar disorder. Family of origin issues and communication problems are also listed areas of focus.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses practical ideas from Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Internal Family Systems. Sessions combine listening with concrete steps and experiments to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 11 years of clinical experience, including work in foster care and with families of medically fragile children.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Nevada and Maine and practices in Nevada.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
Please confirm current session formats with her practice before booking, as the biography does not list specific session delivery options.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; check pricing details during the booking process.
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