- Values based
- Skill focused
- Real life fit
About Ashley
Ashley Whitfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 11 years of experience. She welcomes people who are ready to make practical changes and find more balance in day-to-day life. Ashley emphasizes clear, down-to-earth support rather than jargon. She writes with a straightforward, encouraging approach that aims to make therapy feel manageable.
Ashley has worked in schools, clinics, and community agencies across Georgia and Mississippi. She draws on her own experience as a parent to understand how life demands and complex trauma can pile up over time. That perspective shapes how she listens and what she offers in sessions. She focuses on helping people reduce stress, manage anxiety and mood problems, and handle life transitions.
In the therapy room she uses methods that focus on values, behavior change, and practical skills. She helps people identify unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Common topics include parenting stress, attention and focus struggles, grief, relationship concerns, and issues tied to identity and life purpose. Codependency and communication problems are also in her areas of focus.
Ashley aims to create short-term, goal-focused plans when that fits, and to support longer work when needed. She encourages small, sustainable steps that fit into busy lives. Her goal is to help people move toward more satisfying routines and relationships.
If someone wants to begin, Ashley asks that they use the site Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a session. That process helps identify whether her style and focus are a good fit before booking.
How her approaches translate to online care
Ashley integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into practical online work. ACT focuses on clarifying personal values and taking action toward them, which helps when life feels stuck or uncertain. Client-Centered Therapy prioritizes listening and empathy so people feel heard while they talk things through. CBT targets unhelpful thoughts and habits with concrete exercises and skills that can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and daily life. Together they try techniques, adjust plans, and focus on steps that feel useful and doable.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when time is tight, and let people use tools and worksheets between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises to suit quieter or busier days so therapy fits into everyday routines rather than disrupting them.
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Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Mississippi, Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Ashley help with?
Ashley supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting strain, attention challenges, relationship and family problems, and issues like codependency and low self-esteem.
How would you describe Ashley's therapy style?
She uses a down-to-earth, practical style that focuses on values, behavior change, and skills practice. Sessions often include setting small goals and trying new ways of coping between meetings.
What is her professional background?
Ashley has 11 years of experience working in schools, clinics, and community agencies, and brings both clinical and lived experience as a parent into her work.
Which credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds the LPC credential and has practiced in Georgia and Mississippi, with current location listed as Mississippi.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to start working with Ashley?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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