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Ashley Ertel, LCSW, BCD

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Ashley Ertel, LCSW, is a Nationally Board Certified Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She has over a decade of experience specializing in trauma and depression, working primarily with first responders, military personnel, and veterans, and sexual assault survivors.
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Published on: 04 Mar 2021
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Ask a Therapist: How Can I Hold on to Hope When I’ve Been Feeling Lonely For So Long?

Published on: 04 Mar 2021
  • Written byAshley Ertel, LCSW, BCD
  • Mar 04, 2021
Our Council of Experts are available each week to offer insight, guidance, and tips to answer your questions.…
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Published on: 05 Jan 2021
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Ask A Therapist: Can PTSD and Social Anxiety Randomly Return?

Published on: 05 Jan 2021
  • Written byAshley Ertel, LCSW, BCD
  • Jan 05, 2021
Our Council of Experts are available each week to offer insight, guidance, and tips to answer your questions.…
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Published on: 09 Nov 2020
  • 4 minute read

Ask A Therapist: Advice for a First Year College Student

Published on: 09 Nov 2020
  • Written byAshley Ertel, LCSW, BCD
  • Nov 09, 2020
Our Council of Experts are available each week to offer insight, guidance, and tips to answer your questions.…
crippling anxiety
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Published on: 11 May 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • 4 minute read
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R

What If You Have Crippling Anxiety Even WITHOUT a Pandemic?

Published on: 11 May 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • Written byAshley Ertel, LCSW, BCD
  • May 11, 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
As a therapist to several people navigating long-standing anxiety, this is the narrative that I have heard dozens…
how to stay mentally tough
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Published on: 23 Apr 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • 3 minute read
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R

Staying Mentally Tough During COVID-19

Published on: 23 Apr 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • Written byAshley Ertel, LCSW, BCD
  • Apr 23, 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
As we are well into our first month (over a month for many of us) of physical distancing,…
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Published on: 08 Apr 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • 3 minute read
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R

4 Tips for Memorable Holidays During The Coronavirus Outbreak

Published on: 08 Apr 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
  • Written byAshley Ertel, LCSW, BCD
  • Apr 08, 2020
Clinically Reviewed by Jill E. Daino, LCSW-R
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