About Ashley Mandel
Ashley is a compassionate and supportive clinician who works with children, teenagers, and families from all walks of life. She has a warm and calming presence which helps her clients feel comfortable with vulnerable and challenging work, and she is able to make difficult topics feel manageable with her genuine, empathic approach.
Approach And Training
Using a strength based and client centered approach, Ashley utilizes elements of talk therapy, play therapy, expressive therapies and cognitive behavioral therapy strategies in her work. To best support clients and their needs, she tailors each session to meet the client’s unique strengths and challenges.
Ashley believes that providing parents and children with strategies that they can implement at home and school is essential to success in therapy. She works closely with parents and teachers to create plans for increasing positive behavior, building confidence and relationships, and improving a child’s functioning at home and school. In addition, she offers practical ideas for parents to help their children develop, learn, and thrive both at home and in school.
Ashley has undergone trainings in various evidence based interventions including: cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), supportive parenting for anxious childhood emotions (SPACE), trauma informed yoga, Resilience Builders and play therapy/expressive treatment modalities.
Specialities
Social skill deficits
Low self-esteem
Emotional dysregulation
Difficulty navigating life transitions and other challenges.
Selective Mutism
School Refusal
Behavioral concerns
Anxiety
Depression
ADHD
Grief and loss
Peer conflicts
Challenges in school