Ashley Spitzer , LISW

Ashley Spitzer is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) in Ohio with 20 years of clinical experience. She creates a relaxed, accepting space where people can speak honestly. She encourages questions and treats sessions as the client's time to vent, make sense of things, and set goals.

Ashley focuses on whatever feels most urgent in the moment. She listens first, then picks interventions that fit a person’s needs and comfort level. She welcomes feedback so the work can be adjusted as it goes.

Her approach blends practical skill building with emotional processing. That means using straightforward strategies to manage stress and anxiety, while also looking at patterns that keep problems repeating. She helps people name their values, try new behaviors, and practice small changes that add up.

Ashley works with a wide range of concerns including grief, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem, parenting strain, body image, and many forms of life change and stress. She also supports people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and ADHD-related struggles.

People can expect a calm, down-to-earth clinician who values consistency, empathy, and clear boundaries. Sessions are conversational but focused. The overall aim is to help people feel steadier and more able to manage everyday challenges.

How Ashley’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values. It is useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes by focusing on action rather than getting stuck in unhelpful thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change patterns that feed depression and anxiety. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on emotions and attachment experiences to improve how people understand and respond to their feelings in relationships.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try techniques, and adjust based on what helps. That means sessions may blend ACT, CBT, or EFT elements depending on the issue and what the person prefers.

Online sessions offer practical convenience and multiple ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing, shorter exchanges. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while still using the same therapeutic tools and structure that guide in-person work.