Dr. Ashley Stephens
PhD, MSW, LCSW-S
Pronouns: She/Her
I like to work with: Clinicians excited to start their journey in gaining their clinical license
Now accepting supervisees in Alabama, Oregon, north Carolina, texas, and Virginia
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ”
-Margaret mead
Bio
Dr. Ashley Stephens is a Board Certified Licensed Clinical Social Work Supervisor
LCSW-S #104594.
Offering supervision for Social Workers interested in gaining clinical licensure (LCSWAs, LMSWs, etc.). Individual states have different requirements, contact Ashley for more information about whether individual or group supervision is available in your state.
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Dr. Ashley Stephens completed her doctoral degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Grand Canyon University. She earned her master’s in social work from East Tennessee State University and her bachelor’s in psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
As a therapist, she provides compassionate and inclusive counseling services to those in need. Ashley has worked with severe and persistent mental illness, substance abuse, trauma, homelessness, and has trained in a variety of therapeutic styles. Whether the client needs more structured services or an accountability partner to get through to reach their goals, clients can expect to feel supported, listened to, and cared for. Feeling heard and understood is vital and the goal is to help individuals feel safe to explore their current barriers in order to progress past them and move forward to a better tomorrow.
As a consultant and trainer, Ashley has taught courses in cultural awareness and competency, mindfulness, brain injury, and leadership development. She has coached executive leaders, managers, and front-line employees, while providing opportunities for individuals to grow in the areas of organizational development, team building, executive development, and training. She looks forward to continuing to train and teach others.
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WORKING WITH Ashley
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RATES
$95 per hour for Individual Supervision
$50 per hour for Group Supervision
*Availability depending on state
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APPROACH & PHILOSOPHY
Ashley approaches supervision from a humanistic and integrative theoretical orientation.
The humanistic model focuses on the trainee’s personal growth and development. The supervisor helps the trainee to become more aware of their values, beliefs, and biases. This type of supervision can be beneficial in increasing self-awareness and developing therapeutic skills.
The integrative model suggests seven central tasks of clinical supervision: creating the learning relationship, teaching, counseling, monitoring, evaluation, consultation, and administration.
As well, social, cultural, environmental, and other oppressive systems will be discussed at length, as these affect our clients daily. We’ll discuss what it means to be an ally and advocate to minority and marginalized communities.
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POPULATIONS & SPECIALTIES
Ashley works with social workers in a wide-range of worksites currently, ranging from school social workers, those working in IOP and PHP programs, those in private and group practices, and with clients struggling with substance abuse.
Ashley has worked with populations struggling with severe and persistent mental illness, substance abuse, chronic homelessness, and trauma. She has primarily worked with adults, but has supervised individuals who work with every age range of individual, families, and groups.