- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and EMDR
- Parenting support
About Ashley
Ashley Askins is a Tennessee licensed professional counselor with the LPC-MHSP credential and five years of clinical experience. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and questions about life purpose. She also supports people facing addiction, postpartum depression, and struggles with guilt, shame, or prejudice.
Her approach is practical and straightforward. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape responses. She brings cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify patterns of thought and behavior that keep someone stuck. She also uses EMDR for trauma processing and mindfulness techniques to build tolerance for difficult feelings.
Sessions tend to focus on what is happening now and what someone wants to change next. She blends short-term coaching tools with psychotherapy methods to help people make small, manageable shifts. Expect conversations that name patterns, try out new responses, and track what changes over time.
Ashley emphasizes collaboration. She views clients as the experts on their own lives and works with them to set clear goals. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when people are weighing change and need help finding reasons that matter to them.
Her background includes several years helping people with addiction, trauma, and parenting stress. She practises in Tennessee and offers sessions in English. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule an initial appointment.
How Ashley’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape reactions and expectations. Online sessions using attachment ideas focus on patterns in relationships and on changing how someone responds to stress in close connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and habits. In remote sessions CBT is often used to set clear goals, practice new skills between meetings, and check progress together. EMDR is a method aimed at processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional intensity. When used online, EMDR methods focus on guided processing and tracking reactions across sessions to reduce the hold of traumatic memories. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan together. The original profile does not list specific online session formats. Confirm current session options before booking so you know whether video, phone, or other formats are offered. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed.Areas of expertise
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, and life purpose questions. Additional focus areas include addiction, postpartum depression, and self-esteem related concerns.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
Her style blends attachment-informed work, cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. The aim is to identify patterns, try small changes, and support sustained progress.
What experience does she bring?
She has five years of professional experience working with clients on trauma, addiction, parenting stress, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds the LPC-MHSP credential and practices in Tennessee.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.