Ashley Goodey , LCSW

Ashley Goodey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California with 11 years of experience focused on grief, bereavement, and family support. She has supported families who reached a peaceful acceptance of death as well as those who felt a loss was sudden and premature, helping people understand that grieving is not a linear process and that emotions do not follow a single sequence.

Ashley employs cognitive behavioral therapy to help individuals and families recognize the links among thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in difficult situations. She integrates client-centered listening and mindfulness techniques, and draws on motivational interviewing and narrative therapy when appropriate, tailoring interventions to each person’s needs. She takes a compassionate, patient stance and aims to create a dialog and atmosphere that meets clients where they are in their healing journey.

Her clinical focus includes grief counseling, depression, relationship and family discord, caregiver stress, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as anger, self-esteem, career concerns, ADHD, aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life counseling, forgiveness, and life purpose. Ashley’s goal is to help clients build strength and balance as they move forward in recovery and growth.

Therapeutic approaches and online care for grief and family support

Ashley draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and the patterns that affect emotions and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and caregiving stress. She also uses client-centered therapy, offering empathic listening and collaboration so clients feel heard and supported while exploring their needs and goals. Mindfulness therapy is incorporated to teach simple practices that increase present-moment awareness and help manage intense emotions during bereavement or life transitions.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process. Ashley works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best match individual needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility and accessibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or geographic limits. Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to choose formats that fit schedules and comfort levels while maintaining continuity of care and therapeutic momentum.