Ashley Danenhower

Ashley Danenhower is a Licensed Mater Social Worker based in Woodstock, CT currently, who works with individuals across the lifespan, with a focus on individuals within their environment. Many of her clients have found great success within their careers but struggle to feel connected in their relationships or at peace in their daily lives. Ashley is particularly sensitive to clients facing moments of transition, like a move to change careers, grief from parent loss, or a breakup, when the delicate balance can seem to tremble, and symptoms of anxiety, depression, and self-doubt can emerge.

Ashley’s approach is rooted in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an evidence-based approach that focuses on helping clients understand how their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected, so that they can begin to make targeted change. She works to help clients understand their physical response to external stressors, and begin to problem-solve ways to introduce moments of calm, to choose to respond rather than react in the face of change. Ashley utilizes her certification in equine-assisted psychotherapy to help her client’s see how their thoughts, feelings and behaviors are interconnected.

Ashley is focused on ensuring that her clients see authentic progress: her style is interactive, experiential, non-judgmental, and positions clients as the experts on where they are now, and where they want to go. A trauma-informed therapist, Ashley is sensitive to the influence of past experiences on present challenges, and works closely with clients to reframe the narrative of their life in a way that increases self-confidence and compassion.

Ashley’s first priority in starting with a new client is ensuring that they feel safe, heard, and like an equal partner in the therapeutic process. As a seasoned telehealth provider, she offers the convenience of remote sessions to help make therapy a core component of your self-care calendar.