A New Jersey therapist, Ashley Crooks, used her clients’ credit cards to fund her addiction to psychic readings

A New Jersey therapist used her clients’ credit cards to fund her addiction to psychic readings.

32-year-old Ashley Crooks was charged with theft by deception and unlawful use of credit cards after spending up to $40,000 in charges on psychic reading apps. According to Breaking AC, the Ocean City-based therapist voluntarily surrendered her license in April and is now in pretrial intervention. Officials said the program would allow her to avoid criminal prosecution if she completed it successfully.

Before giving up her license, she owned Counseling by the Sea, where she treated children, teens, and adults with mental health and substance abuse disorders. However, she developed her addiction once she started using the Sanctuary Ventures app to “gain clarity.”