Ashley Shimabukuro, LMSW

I work with individuals of all ages navigating life transitions, relationship challenges, loss, parenting stress, and career demands. With a warm, supportive approach, I help clients build resilience, self-compassion, and confidence while finding their voice. As a bilingual, bicultural therapist in Spanish and English, I provide culturally informed care using CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based approaches.

Education: Masters of Social Work,School of Social Work, Rutgers University

Language: English, Spanish

I work with individuals of all ages facing life transitions and challenges. My goal is for you to feel comfortable and to take the time you need to build trust. Whether you're dealing with relationship issues, a recent loss, parenting struggles, career demands, or striving to find your voice among life's various challenges, I am here to offer empathy and support. Let’s navigate uncertain times together while fostering hope, resilience, and self-compassion. 

Trusted by our clients: 5/5 stars across 11 reviews

She is very inviting to the conversation and makes you feel at ease, she is someone easy to connect with, bringing peace and confidence for you to open up and be yourself. she projects confidence in what she is saying. My experience with her went beyond expectations. I'm happy that I did this.

Theralisten Verified Patient

As a therapist who is bicultural and bilingual in Spanish and English, I am deeply committed to providing culturally-informed therapy. Drawing on evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs), we'll focus on your unique abilities to find solutions to challenges together.

Ashley is such an incredible listener and compassionate about her job, in one session she was already able to get a good read on me and put words to feelings I’ve had for years I didn’t know how to express very excited for our journey together

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Ashley just gets it. She helps me work through my anxiety in a way that actually feels manageable.

Theralisten Verified Patient

I think my therapist, Ashley has helped guide me through some of my darkest moments and emerge a new person. I have goals again. Losing my mom was the hardest thing I’ve ever dealt with and Ashley has shown me How to deal with my emotions and accept my mom’s passing. She has also helped in pretty much every branch of my life.

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