Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Email Me
or
Email Me

Willard W C Ashley Sr.

Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP (he, him)

Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
50 Upper Montclair Plaza, Suite 210, Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Call Me
Available both in-person and online
50 Upper Montclair Plaza Suite 210 Upper Montclair, NJ 07043
Let's Connect (201) 903-0258
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Whatever is stealing your joy and fulfillment, we can get it back. Illness, infidelity, insecurity, insults, and injustices are welcome topics we can explore together. Let my decades of experience and education help you find what you need to grow beyond any conflicts, inner struggles, or pain. I spent decades working with and teaching others how to help individuals, couples, families, and institutions. Through humor, humanistic care, and humility, my practice helps heal what was broken and bruised. Life can get better. Change can happen. Let's work together.
My practice integrates psychoanalysis, trauma-informed care, pastoral counseling, family systems, and social justice frameworks—informed by over 40 years of clinical, academic, and community leadership. My goal is to offer not only symptom relief but also deep, transformative work that honors the whole person.
I hear the weight you carry—the hidden wounds, the roles you uphold, the story you've been living but didn’t choose. You don’t have to hold it all alone. I listen with heart, clinical depth, and a life’s work in helping people embrace the beauty life offers. Your healing is possible. Let’s find a way together to go beyond pain to healing and good health.
Call or Willard W C Ashley Sr. now for a free 15 minute consultation - (201) 903-0258

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Dr. Willard Ashley, Sr. LLC

50 Upper Montclair Plaza

Suite 210

Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 map

(201) 903-0258
My website
Secure HIPAA compliant online sessions for individuals, couples, & families. Online group therapy. Racial trauma consultation & supervision.
I specialize in Relationship Issues, Life Coaching and Racial Trauma 
$250 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and families  
Let's Connect (201) 903-0258
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP

My Practice at a Glance

Available both in-person and online

Dr. Willard Ashley, Sr. LLC

50 Upper Montclair Plaza

Suite 210

Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 map

(201) 903-0258
My website
Secure HIPAA compliant online sessions for individuals, couples, & families. Online group therapy. Racial trauma consultation & supervision.
I specialize in Relationship Issues, Life Coaching and Racial Trauma 
$250 Per Session  
I see individuals, couples and families  

Finances

Fees

  • Individual Sessions $250
  • Couple Sessions $325
  • Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Payment Methods

ACH Bank transfer, American Express, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Venmo, Visa, Zelle
"
Some insurance companies list me as an approved out of network provider. Check how your company handles such payments.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258
"
Some insurance companies list me as an approved out of network provider. Check how your company handles such payments.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258

Qualifications

  • Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of New Jersey / 48PA00003200 Willard W C Ashley Sr.
  • Education and Years In Practice

  • In Practice for 30 years
  • Attended Blanton Peale Graduate Institute, Graduated 2000
  • Additional Credentials

  • Certificate from Andover Newton Theological School Doctor of Ministry / 1992
  • Certificate from Andover Newton Theological School Master of Divinity / 1984
  • Certificate from NAAP P182019
"
I am a Psychoanalyst, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Certified Group Therapist with decades of experience who teaches doctoral students at NYU Silver School of Social Work. Globally, I taught graduate courses in clinical practice, racialized trauma, groups, epistemology, and marriage and family.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258
"
I am a Psychoanalyst, Marriage and Family Therapist, and Certified Group Therapist with decades of experience who teaches doctoral students at NYU Silver School of Social Work. Globally, I taught graduate courses in clinical practice, racialized trauma, groups, epistemology, and marriage and family.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258

Specialties and Expertise

Top Specialties

  • Relationship Issues
  • Life Coaching
  • Racial Trauma

Expertise

  • Bisexual
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • First Responders
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • Marital and Premarital
  • Men's Issues
  • Mood Disorders
  • Personality Disorders
  • Psychosis
  • Racial Identity
  • Self Esteem
  • Sex Therapy
  • Spirituality
  • Stress
  • Trauma and PTSD
"
My patients seek help with trauma, depression, anxiety, and adjustments to life transitions. Together we explore your history, challenges, and unconscious patterns of behavior that impact current functioning. I encourage humor and positivity when appropriate. Couples often seek help after an affair or trauma in the relationship. Families come to examine conflicts that rob their unity & love.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258
"
My patients seek help with trauma, depression, anxiety, and adjustments to life transitions. Together we explore your history, challenges, and unconscious patterns of behavior that impact current functioning. I encourage humor and positivity when appropriate. Couples often seek help after an affair or trauma in the relationship. Families come to examine conflicts that rob their unity & love.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258

Client Focus

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent

Age

Teen
Adults
Elders (65+)

Participants

Individuals
Couples
Family

Communities

Bisexual Allied
Racial Justice Allied
Sex Worker Allied
Single Parent

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy

  • Christian Counseling
  • Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
  • Coaching
  • Compassion Focused
  • Culturally Sensitive
  • Family / Marital
  • Family Systems
  • Gottman Method
  • Multicultural
  • Positive Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic
  • Psychodynamic
  • Strength-Based
"
I use psychoanalysis to explore your unconscious. Our first sessions build trust and understanding and learn about your conflicts, challenges, strengths, and hopes. I also examine family systems to appreciate your context and generational patterns. I employ humor, positivity, sexual fantasies, race, gender, and a vision for a happy future. We work on a diagnosis & treatment plan together.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258
"
I use psychoanalysis to explore your unconscious. Our first sessions build trust and understanding and learn about your conflicts, challenges, strengths, and hopes. I also examine family systems to appreciate your context and generational patterns. I employ humor, positivity, sexual fantasies, race, gender, and a vision for a happy future. We work on a diagnosis & treatment plan together.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call or for a free 15 minute consultation now - (201) 903-0258

Location

Primary Location

Dr. Willard Ashley, Sr. LLC

50 Upper Montclair Plaza

Suite 210

Upper Montclair, NJ 07043

(201) 903-0258
"
Secure HIPAA compliant online sessions for individuals, couples, & families. Online group therapy. Racial trauma consultation & supervision.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call for a free consultation now - (201) 903-0258
"
Secure HIPAA compliant online sessions for individuals, couples, & families. Online group therapy. Racial trauma consultation & supervision.
Photo of Willard W C Ashley Sr., Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Willard W C Ashley Sr.
Licensed Psychoanalyst, DMin, MFT, SCP, NCPsyA, CGP
Call for a free consultation now - (201) 903-0258