- Anxiety management
- Depression support
- Communication skills
About NaaDzama
NaaDzama Ashby is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Tennessee with three years of experience. She lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and career concerns among the issues she addresses. She speaks English and notes a focus on social anxiety and feelings of isolation in her practice.
Ashby uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people talk through difficult emotions and everyday problems. Sessions often focus on practical steps for managing anxiety, improving communication, and coping with work-related stress. She also addresses feelings tied to trauma, shame, and self-image in straightforward, concrete ways.
She pays attention to cultural context and the effects of prejudice and discrimination on mental health. That means discussions can include how background, identity, and life transitions shape current struggles. She also supports people navigating blended family issues, caregiving stress, immigration concerns, and midlife changes.
In sessions she helps clients build stronger self-regard and clearer goals. Practical skills, communication practice, and short-term coping strategies are common tools. The work is collaborative and focused on day-to-day improvements that people can try between meetings.
To start, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules a first session. The subscription for sessions can be canceled at any time, and fees vary by location.
Evidence-based approaches and online therapy
Many of her sessions draw on well-supported therapeutic approaches that help with anxiety and mood challenges. One approach focuses on teaching concrete coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breathing techniques, behavioral experiments, and stepwise exposure to difficult situations. This helps people practice managing symptoms in everyday settings.Another approach centers on processing difficult or traumatic memories in manageable pieces and building skills to reduce shame and isolation. That work emphasizes understanding how past experiences affect current feelings and developing ways to respond differently in daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That means adjusting techniques over time and checking in about what is or isn't helpful.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to arrange. Licensed professionals can also use online sessions to maintain continuity of care during life transitions and to practice real-world coping between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, and related life concerns such as career strain and isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of experience as a clinician working with the listed concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Tennessee and practices there.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.