Ashley Alderette, PsyD

Written By Dawn Johnson

Areas of specialization

  • Stress and anxiety

  • Relationships and connection

  • Career and academic demands

  • Life transitions

  • Self-esteem

I help clients achieve their goals without sacrificing their peace of mind. I specialize in working with college students and young adults through established professionals, with a particular focus on executives and founders navigating intense career and personal demands. I have particular expertise in anxiety, depression, relationships and connectedness, life transitions, and perfectionism, with a focus on helping clients to remain present and resilient in response to day-to-day demands. I am also an experienced clinical supervisor and trainer of other clinicians, as well as a speaker and coach focused on high performing executives and founders.

My approach is warm, empathic, collaborative and non-judgmental; I aim for you to feel understood and empowered in session, and to carry those feelings into your broader life.  I work particularly well with clients who are struggling to build meaningful connections with others, as well as those navigating the balance between pursuing success and paralyzing perfectionism.

I have extensive training in skill-based techniques, drawing from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), radically open dialectical behavioral therapy (RO DBT), exposure and response prevention (ERP), and insight-oriented therapies. I also offer Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). My training allows me to craft a treatment strategy that meets your unique needs and provides you with the tools to increase your self-awareness, sense of control over your feelings, and satisfaction with your life, relationships and choices.

I work with clients via telehleath and welcome and am actively affirming of all sexualities, gender identities, and cultural backgrounds.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
PsyD in Clinical Psychology


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

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Our providers

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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.

Sharon Schonteich, PhD
Sharon Schonteich, PhD

Sharon combines solutions-focused and insight-oriented approaches. She strives for clients to feel heard and supported as they develop a sense of personal agency and self acceptance. Sharon specializes in anxiety, depression, infertility and perinatal concerns, family and relationships, life transitions, somatic concerns/chronic illness, and work/life stress.

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.

Ashley Alderette, PsyD
Ashley Alderette, PsyD

Ashley’s approach emphasizes the use of specific tools and strategies to help adolescents and adults reduce distress, develop more flexible thinking, feel more connected in relationships, and address tendencies towards perfectionism and rigidity. She has a warm, collaborative and empowering therapeutic style, with expertise in anxiety, depression, relationships, life transitions, work/life balance, perfectionism and eating disorders.

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.

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

Mandy provides individual therapy to adolescents and adults struggling with anxiety, perfectionism and OCD, as well as parent coaching, Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for the parents of children who are struggling with anxiety, behavior challenges, ADHD and ASD. Mandy can help develop a plan for you or your family using evidence-based therapies, while providing supportive, positive coaching as you work to bring about change. She can demystify the therapy process, guide you through options, and craft an individualized therapeutic approach that helps you live a meaningful life on your terms.

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.

Shally Vaid, MA, LPC
Shally Vaid, MA, LPC

Shally creates a collaborative, safe and inclusive space for you to connect again with joy, hope, empowerment, and a sense of inner calm. She specializes in anxiety, depression, infertility and the perinatal period, parenting, self-esteem and trauma. An experienced cognitive-behavioral therapist, Shally also incorporates mindfulness, solutions focused, attachment and multicultural approaches to craft a treatment best suited to your needs.

Catherine Corey, MA
Catherine Corey, MA

Catherine has a warm and collaborative style, creating a space where you feel supported, yet gently challenged. Her approach prioritizes understanding you as a whole person, and incorporating your unique experiences, needs, values, and strengths into treatment. Catherine specializes in working with college students, professionals and executives struggling with depression, anxiety, confidence/self-esteem, career concerns, life transitions and trauma. She finds particular joy in untangling personal questions from systemic challenges and inequities.

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