About Ashley
Ashley Karstunen welcomes people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or weighed down by life’s pressures. He offers calm, steady support while helping clients find clarity and practical steps forward. Ashley uses a warm, direct style and focuses on what each person needs now.
Ashley draws on six years of practice and holds PACFA, which indicates membership with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia. He works with common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How Ashley works
He also supports people facing compassion fatigue, career strain and identity questions linked to LGBT experience. In sessions he leans on attachment-based ideas and client-centred ways of working, while using cognitive behavioural tools when they fit. That means a mix of talking, noticing patterns, and trying small practical changes between sessions.
The tone is collaborative rather than prescriptive. Ashley also pays attention to lifelong themes such as family of origin, meaning and life purpose. He addresses complex situations including chronic illness, caregiver stress, and end-of-life concerns by helping people make sense of their experience and find workable coping strategies.
Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. People begin by using the platform’s Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and booking a time that suits them.
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
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | PACFA |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Australia |
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Online support options
How Ashley’s Approaches Work Online
Ashley uses attachment-based work to look at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional patterns. This approach helps people understand repeated relationship difficulties and build more supported ways of relating.He also uses client-centred therapy, which puts the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. That style emphasises listening, empathy and helping clients find their own solutions rather than applying one-size-fits-all techniques.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley collaborates with each person to decide which combination of methods suits their goals, needs and preferences. Together they review what’s working and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.
Online therapy with Ashley is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for shorter check-ins, and messaging can fit into busy schedules. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving and other commitments.
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