About Ashley
Ashley Askins is a licensed counselor in Tennessee who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting strain, low self-esteem, depression, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and addiction. She emphasizes practical steps and clear support so parents and individuals can find steadier ground. Ashley holds the LPC-MHSP credential and brings five years of clinical experience to sessions.
Ashley works from a belief that people carry strengths they can use to change their lives.
How Ashley works
She offers direct guidance and collaborative problem solving rather than lengthy lectures. Sessions are practical and focused on goals the client sets together with her. Her approach blends attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral strategies to address how relationships and daily thoughts affect feelings.
Ashley also uses EMDR when trauma memories are a central concern and brings mindfulness tools to help regulate strong emotions in the moment. Clients can expect help building routines and coping skills for stress, substance use challenges, and mood swings. She also supports parents navigating the strains of caregiving and people working through shame, guilt, or questions about life purpose.
Ashley aims to make therapy doable alongside busy lives. She helps people set small, achievable steps and tracks progress over time. The tone in sessions is respectful and goal-focused, with a practical plan for change.
Ashley lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Ashley works with
The areas below are the ones Ashley selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LPC-MHSP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Tennessee |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how relationships shape feelings and patterns. Online sessions can use this approach to identify connection patterns, practice new ways of relating, and reduce anxiety tied to attachment wounds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, behaviors, and feelings interact. In video or phone sessions Ashley helps clients spot unhelpful thought patterns and build practical skills to change daily routines and moods. EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, addresses distressing memories by combining focused recall with guided bilateral stimulation; when appropriate, she adapts EMDR techniques to remote formats to reduce trauma-related symptoms and help reprocess painful memories.Ashley treats finding the right approach as a joint process. She will review concerns, goals, and preferences, then suggest which methods to try first. Together they check what’s working and adjust the plan over time so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep momentum while balancing work, family, and other commitments.
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