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Ashley Capone

Ashley Capone

LMHC

New York

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Calm, practical skills for intense emotions

  • DBT-informed skills
  • Focus on panic
  • Strengths-based approach

About Ashley

Ashley Capone is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people manage stress and anxiety. They support those coping with panic disorder and panic attacks, low mood, relationship struggles, and life changes. Ashley focuses on teaching clear skills so people can feel steadier and communicate their needs more effectively.

Ashley uses a DBT-informed approach that emphasizes practical skills. Clients learn distress tolerance, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness. Sessions are aimed at making intense feelings easier to handle and helping people stay present during hard moments.

Their work also draws on existential and psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns and meaning in a person’s life. This can help uncover why certain feelings keep coming up and what themes show up in relationships and choices. Solution-focused and trauma-focused methods are used when the situation calls for concrete goal-setting or addressing past harms.

Ashley describes therapy as collaborative and skill-oriented. They help people build on strengths and practice new ways of coping between sessions. The tone is patient and straightforward, with attention to how social forces can shape someone’s options and goals.

With eight years of experience, Ashley brings practical tools and reflective questioning together. They speak English and practice in New York as an LMHC. Prospective clients are asked to follow the site’s intake steps to begin a match and schedule sessions.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Ashley draws heavily on dialectical behavior therapy principles and trauma-focused work. DBT-informed pieces emphasize teaching concrete skills like distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness to manage panic and overwhelming emotions. Trauma-focused therapy involves careful pacing, grounding tools, and strategies to reduce the ongoing impact of past harm.

Ashley also incorporates existential and psychodynamic ideas when helpful, looking at life themes and relationship patterns to understand why certain reactions keep repeating. Finding the right mix of skills training and deeper exploration is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and comfort level, adjusting methods over time based on progress and feedback.

Confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so work or caregiving responsibilities are easier to manage. It also lets people try different ways of connecting with a therapist while focusing on practical skills and emotional work that fit their daily life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationEmptinessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

New York

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ashley help with?

Ashley supports people managing stress, anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and related concerns such as shame, impulsivity, and isolation.

What is Ashley’s therapy style?

The approach is practical and collaborative, blending skills training with exploration of life patterns. Sessions focus on learning tools to manage strong emotions and on clear communication skills.

How much clinical experience does Ashley have?

Ashley has eight years of experience working with people on emotional regulation, relationship challenges, and trauma-related concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

Ashley is an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - practicing in New York.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with Ashley?

Ashley does not accept international clients at this time.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Ashley?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Review online therapy options and next steps on BetterHelp, in your own time.

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