Ashley Alderette, PsyD

Written by Dawn Johnson

Areas of specialization

  • Stress and anxiety

  • Relationships and connection

  • Career and academic demands

  • Self-esteem

  • OCD

I help clients achieve their goals without sacrificing peace of mind. My approach is structured, warm, collaborative, and non-judgmental. Early in treatment, we identify your challenges and priorities, then revisit them regularly to keep therapy focused and responsive to your needs. Sessions begin with a clear goal, followed by exploring current challenges and building practical skills to address them.  We also recognize progress and “wins,” helping you build confidence and discover which strategies work best for you. I am especially passionate about helping clients uncover the blind spots, patterns and limiting beliefs standing between you and the life you want to create.

As an experienced clinician and clinical trainer, I have extensive training in evidence-based approaches, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and insight-oriented therapy. I also offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and somatic interventions, which can be helpful for clients working through trauma or feeling stuck in previous treatment. My goal is to help you develop greater self-awareness, confidence, and a sense of control over your emotions, relationships, choices, and life.

I work with older teens through senior executives, and have particular experience in anxiety, depression, OCD, relationships, disordered eating and body image, career/academic stress, and life transitions.  I welcome clients of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds, and offer sessions via secure telehealth.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
PsyD in Clinical Psychology


Offering sessions via telehealth to clients based in:
DC, Maryland, Virginia, New York, Florida and all 40+ PSYPACT participating states.

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Ayden Ferstenberg, PsyD
Ayden Ferstenberg, PsyD

Ayden offers individual therapy, sex therapy and couples therapy, including evening sessions. Her style is active, trauma-informed, and grounded in evidence-based therapies, helping clients understand and change longstanding patterns while building greater self-trust, connection, and resilience. Ayden works with individuals, couples, and families seeking deeper relationships, improved communication, emotional healing, and a more satisfying and authentic life.

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Ashley Alderette, PsyD
Ashley Alderette, PsyD

Ashley takes a structured, collaborative approach to therapy, helping clients identify concerns and goals, set agendas, and develop practical skills tailored to your needs. She builds confidence and hope by regularly reviewing progress and revisiting treatment goals to ensure therapy remains focused and effective. An experienced clinician and clinical supervisor, Ashley is deeply trained in evidence-based approaches, including CBT and DBT. She also incorporates EMDR, somatic techniques, and polyvagal theory to help clients work through past trauma, overcome cognitive and emotional barriers, and move forward when they feel stuck in treatment.

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Amy Goldfrank, LICSW
Amy Goldfrank, LICSW

Amy strives for clients to feel supported and guided as they work towards growth and change. She specializes in anxiety, depression, relationships, self-criticism, perfectionism, and life transitions (e.g., graduation, parenthood and career changes).  Amy's style blends tangible tools with broader insight, all while strengthening a sense of agency so that clients can feel empowered to make and sustain meaningful change.

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Sydney Rosen, PsyD
Sydney Rosen, PsyD

Sydney works from an attachment perspective, helping clients to better understand themselves and their relationships. She combines insight-oriented approaches with CBT/DBT skills, and has expertise in anxiety and depression, life transitions, family of origin conflict, identity development, body image, self-esteem and relationships, including non-monogamy.

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Sharon Schonteich, PhD
Sharon Schonteich, PhD

Sharon specializes in supporting professionals navigating high-pressure careers, leadership demands, life transitions, and relationship challenges. Her clinical approach blends skill-building with emotional insight in a solutions-focused, strengths-based, and gently challenging style. Sharon helps clients to reduce overwhelm, clarify priorities, and move forward with confidence, and has particular expertise in working with global professionals, infertility, the perinatal period, and parenting while sustaining demanding careers.

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Annalise Perricone, PhD
Annalise Perricone, PhD

Annalise integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and insight-oriented approaches to help clients feel seen, valued, and supported as they work toward meaningful growth and change. She provides therapy for college students and adults, with a focus on those navigating demanding academic, professional, and military environments. Annalise specializes in therapy for anxiety, depression, relationship issues, low self-esteem and imposter syndrome. She is also trained in CBT for pain management and has extensive experience working with clients living with chronic illness and chronic pain.

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Mandy Thompson, PsyD, ABPP
Mandy Thompson, PsyD, ABPP

Mandy brings a warm, collaborative and highly practical approach to therapy. She specializes in anxiety, including stress related to challenging work and academic environments, social anxiety and health anxiety. Mandy has particular expertise in the treatment of OCD and phobias, including fear of needles, vomiting (emetophobia), flying, heights, illness or contamination, using CBT and Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) to help clients work towards their goals without feeling overwhelmed. She offers convenient morning and evening sessions via telehealth to clients in all 40+ PSYPACT states.

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Dawn Johnson, PsyD
Dawn Johnson, PsyD

Dawn is the founder of our practice and has an engaging, interactive therapy style. Her approach blends concrete behavior change with a deep curiosity around the origins of your concerns so that we can understand how they developed and actively craft healthier patterns going forward. She has particular expertise in anxiety, disordered eating, career/academic stress, healthy relationship boundaries, and life transitions.

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