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Ashley Scher

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Ashley Scher, LCSW

Florida

LCSW - mood and stress support

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Key details

  • CredentialsLCSW
  • LicenseLCSW, Florida / SW27200
  • NPI1780339341
  • Experience8 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationFlorida

About

  • Anger management
  • Depression and anxiety
  • Trauma recovery

About Ashley

Ashley Scher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida with eight years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns like depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship struggles, substance use, and anger. Ashley uses evidence-based techniques and aims to collaborate with clients on realistic goals.

She describes therapy as a collaborative process where people are heard and treated with respect. Sessions focus on building insight and practical skills to manage day-to-day problems. She helps people sort through past pain, cope with current stressors, and make steady changes over time.

Ashley has worked in settings that include foster care, psychiatric facilities, homelessness services, and substance abuse programs. That background informs how she approaches complex situations and crises that affect daily functioning. Her experience includes supporting people through grief, caregiver stress, and attachment-related concerns.

In sessions she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to develop coping strategies, address mood instability, and reduce harmful patterns. Topics she commonly addresses include anger, ADHD, sleep problems, parenting strain, and career stress. She also helps clients work through guilt, shame, isolation, and forgiveness.

Therapy with Ashley moves at a client’s pace and focuses on practical steps. She encourages straightforward conversation about what’s working and what isn’t. To begin, she asks people to describe their goals and then builds a plan that fits their day-to-day life.

How sessions work

Evidence-based approaches and how they fit online

Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. For example, she may use cognitive-focused approaches to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and teach strategies to reduce reactivity and worry. Those methods help with anxiety, persistent rumination, and workplace or relationship stress.

She also draws on skill-building and behavioral strategies to change daily routines that affect mood and sleep. These techniques often include stepwise behavior changes, planning, and practice between sessions to reduce impulsive responses and improve mood stability. They are useful for anger, sleep trouble, and managing mood swings.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust based on what helps. That collaboration makes it easier to find techniques that fit the client's needs and everyday life.

Specific session formats were not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make regular sessions easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let someone connect from a quieter setting or join while on a break from work, which can be useful when managing anger, stress, or mood challenges.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTGriefSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps with depression, anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship difficulties, substance use, anger, and related concerns listed in her profile.

How does she approach therapy?

She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a collaborative style to build insight and practical coping skills.

What is her professional background?

She has eight years of clinical experience and has worked in foster care, psychiatric settings, homelessness services, and substance abuse facilities.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Session formats were not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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