Ashley Harding, LPC, LPC — Therapist in New Jersey

Hi there, I'm Ashley!

Everyone deserves a safe space to feel heard, understood, and supported. When emotions or life’s challenges feel overwhelming, you or your child don’t have to navigate them alone. I provide compassionate and empowering therapy to help children, teens, and young adults build resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and feel more confident.

My focus

I support children, teens, and young adults experiencing anxiety, big emotions, school challenges, behavior concerns, and life transitions like divorce and grief. I tailor therapy to each client, using creativity and play with younger clients while helping teens and adults work through challenges, understand themselves, and build confidence.

My approach

I believe treatment should be thoughtfully designed around the client's specific needs and goals. My goal is to create a supportive and collaborative space where you or your child can discover strengths, learn about emotions, and develop the skills needed to thrive.

My communication style

I strive to create a warm and welcoming space where clients feel comfortable being themselves without judgment. I listen with empathy and curiosity, offering thoughtful feedback and practical tools. While my communication style is adaptable depending on my client’s age and needs, each of my clients are always treated with compassion and respect.

My journey to mental healthcare

I was drawn to counseling through a desire to help people feel heard, supported, and confident in who they are. My work in schools and private practice has deepened that passion. Today, I feel privileged to hear people’s stories, share in their vulnerability, and support them as they discover their strengths.

My goals for you

We’ll work together to set meaningful and realistic goals for you or your child. I’ll help you recognize progress, build on strengths, and develop strategies. We will support progress through a solution-focused approach rooted in creativity, play, and cognitive behavioral therapy to support lasting growth.

Our first session

In our first session, we will spend time getting to know you or your child. We’ll explore interests, strengths, and feelings while creating a safe and comfortable space for you to be yourself. Together we will set achievable treatment goals. My goal is for you to leave your first session feeling understood and hopeful about the counseling process.

I identify as...

Female
Caucasian or White

Expertise

Treatment approaches

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

Play Therapy

Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)

Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)

Attachment-based

Child/Parent Psychotherapy

Mindfulness-Based

Motivational Interviewing

Narrative

Somatic

Trauma Focused

+ 11 more

Focus populations

LGBTQIA+

Educators

First Gen American/Immigrant Parents

+ 3 more

Therapy types

Individual Therapy

Ages served

Children
Minors
Preteens
Adults

Practice

Accepted insurance providers

Aetna
Allegiance
Allied
Arlo (Cigna)
Centivo

+ 12 more

Languages spoken

English

Education

Master of Arts (MA) in Counseling from Colorado Christian University.

Sessions

60 minutes

Virtual sessions

Ashley Harding