About Ashley
Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida. She brings seven years of clinical therapy experience and a background working with youth and adults in schools, community settings, and homes. Ashley speaks English and focuses on practical care that helps people manage hard moments.
Her work centers on helping people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing addiction concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image struggles, and challenges tied to parenting or career changes.
How Ashley works
Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and recovery from domestic violence or substance use problems. Ashley often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered approaches. Sessions emphasize skills practice, exploring values, and noticing patterns that get in the way of what matters.
She aims to make therapy practical and relevant to day-to-day life. Her style is respectful and compassionate. She works to tailor conversations and plans to each person's needs.
The aim is to build self-awareness, coping skills, and gentler self-talk so people can move toward lasting change. To begin, a person would follow the site's process to match with a therapist and then schedule sessions based on availability. Sessions are offered in formats the therapist uses, and scheduling is arranged directly to find a time that works.
Ashley lists 11 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small, value-driven steps. It focuses on accepting hard thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that fit personal values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions and improving how people connect in their relationships; it is useful for navigating intimacy and communication concerns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, preferences, and what helps in early sessions. This makes it easier to focus on what matters most and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging adds flexibility. Video is good for deeper conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can fit quick check-ins, short coaching, or times when writing feels more comfortable. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and daily life.
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