Licensed Independent Social Worker – Clinical Practice
Psychotherapy for Individuals • Couples • Children • Families  

Ansley Hack is a Licensed Independent Social Worker that provides holistic and integrative psychotherapy to individuals (adults, adolescents, children), couples, and families. Her practice is strengths-based, culturally humble, and grounded in the belief that healing grows through a strong therapeutic relationship with her clients. She builds that relationship on mutual trust, respect, and empathy. She values collaboration and works closely with medical providers, schools, guardians, and her colleagues at Stillpoint to provide comprehensive coordinated care.

Ansley’s Approach

Ansley balances practical day-to-day tools with deeper insight. She helps clients understand how their past experiences shape them, how to navigate the relationships and systems around them, and how to build concrete skills to thrive in the present. Her theoretical integration of behavioral, psychodynamic, systems and relational principles allows tailored and holistic treatment that addresses key components of well-being:

The Present (Behavioral): Practical Tools Ansley helps clients identify the habits, thoughts, and behaviors that keep them stuck today. Together, they practice actionable strategies to manage stress and find relief in daily life.

The Past (Psychodynamic): Root Insights Ansley and her clients explore personal history to understand the root causes of the patterns keeping them stuck.

The Relationships (Systems and Relational): Meaningful Connection Ansley helps clients examine the invisible patterns, expectations, and dynamics in their family, relationships, or career that keep them stuck. She helps clients build better communication and interpersonal skills tapping into emotional and attachment needs. Working with clients on the present, the past, and their relationships ultimately lights the way for long lasting positive health outcomes in the future.

Training and Experience

Ansley earned her Bachelor of Science in Special Education from Boston University and her Master of Social Work from the University of New England. Her clinical training includes work at a mental health non-profit, Seattle VA hospital and private practice in Munich, Germany. Most recently, she served as a mental health counselor at an international school in Munich.

Ansley has experience using therapy methods from:

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• The Gottman Method (Level 1&2)

• Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

• Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT)

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

She also uses mindfulness and self-compassion practices and, when appropriate, incorporates play, music, and nature into her sessions.

Areas of Practice

• Neurodiversity and Special Needs: Autism, ADHD, learning disorders

• Anxiety and Mood Disorders: depression, panic, OCD, GAD, social anxiety

• Trauma and Stress: PTSD, burnout, grief

• Identity-Affirming Care: LGBTQIA+, Veterans, self-esteem

• Complex Behavior and Coping: disordered eating, self-injury, conduct concerns, addiction

• Relationships and Family: couples and family conflict

• Mental Health Education and Prevention(schools, companies, and parents):

• Workshops/Trainings (QPR/suicide prevention, Neurodivergence, Stress Management,

• Burnout, Teen Mental Health, Inclusion/Trauma Informed Schools, Bullying Prevention, Addiction, and Parenting).

Ansley is a long standing member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), TASH Disabilities Advocacy, and South Carolina Society of Clinical Social Work. She enjoys hiking, playing guitar and mindful moments in nature with her family.