Dr. Ashley Appleton, Psy.D, LPC, NCC
Assistant Professor of Graduate Psychology
Email: appletona@felician.edu
Academic Accomplishments
Psy.D in Counseling Psychology, St. Elizabeth University
M.A in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Biography
Dr. Appleton grew up in Somerset County. She completed her doctoral training at St. Elizabeth University. Her doctoral dissertation examined the effectiveness of a manualized positive psychology approach on adults aged 65 years or older as a means to identify ways to increase subjective quality of life along with accessibility of quality care for older adults. During both her Masters and Doctoral training, she interned with St. Clare’s Behavioral Health Enhanced Outpatient Program along with Summit Medical Group’s behavioral health center where she provided evidence-based outpatient individual and group therapy to adults. Since 2019 she has been appointed as a Volunteer Education Ambassador with the National Resource Center on LGBTQ+ aging. In addition, since 2019 she has maintained her private group practice in Branchburg, NJ, which is grounded in social justice and emphasizes accessible and affordable quality care.
Fields of Interest/Expertise
CBT; Social Justice, Diversity; Multicultural Issues; LGBTQ+ community/issues; Interrelationship between minority stress and mental health; Gottman Couples Therapy; Alternative Relationship Therapy
Courses Taught at Felician University
PSYC 510 Techniques of Counseling and Appraisal
PSYC 555 Vocational and Career Counseling
PSYC 560 Clinical Practicum
Publications/Research
Interrelationship between minority stress and mental health; Social Justice; Diversity; Multicultural Issues; Positive Psychology; Older Adults; Racial-Ethnic Socialization
