Ashley French works with adults, adolescents, couples, and families, especially in times of major life changes. She has particular interest and experience in working with couples, co-parents, families, and individuals who are dealing with the effects of high-conflict divorce or engaged in the family legal system for divorce, custody, support, domestic disputes, mediation, collaborative divorce, or court order enforcement. Ashley has experience supporting clients working through trauma, depression, anxiety, stress, interpersonal concerns, emotional disturbance, mood disorders, and personality disorders.
Ashley is passionate about providing a non-judgmental, supportive, and genuine space for her clients to process their emotions, thought patterns, interpersonal relationships, and past experiences. Ashley knows that each individual deserves support that meets their specific needs and uses integrative therapies to tailor psychodynamic, cognitive, and behavioral modalities to each client. Ashley utilizes her social work background in sessions by exploring the systems that impact each person’s view of themselves, including a person’s family system, educational/vocational background, and cultural dynamics. Ashley is dedicated to meeting each client where they are and helping them harness their personal capacity to take steps forward towards desired change.
Ashley earned her Master of Social Work Degree with a concentration in Mental Health and Trauma from the University of Denver. Ashley previously worked at The Women’s Center in Vienna, Virginia providing individual, couples, and family therapy services to a diverse set of low-income clients and domestic violence survivors. While working towards her Master of Social Work Degree, Ashley previously received her Master of Legal Studies Degree from American University, allowing her to work as a paralegal in the family law field to learn about the impacts of high-conflict divorce, child custody, and various family law matters from the legal perspective.
The Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment (CCTA) is a mental health clinic that specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). With two convenient locations in Falls Church and Alexandria, Virginia, the practice offers comprehensive treatment for all types of mood and behavioral disorders in children, adolescents, and adults.
The Center for Cognitive Therapy and Assessment (CCTA) is a mental health clinic that specializes in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). With three convenient locations in Falls Church, McLean, and Alexandria, Virginia, the practice offers comprehensive treatment for all types of mood and behavioral disorders in children, adolescents, and adults.
