About Ashley
Ashley Kraskey uses a client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and depression. She introduces warm, straightforward support so people can address both big problems and everyday struggles. Ashley is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor practicing in Minnesota with five years of experience.
She creates a relaxed space where people can bring their full selves to sessions. Some meetings focus on deep processing of past experiences.
How Ashley works
Other sessions work on practical skills for day-to-day life, like communication and coping tools. Ashley draws on solution-focused and narrative techniques to help people identify strengths and small steps forward. She also uses trauma-focused methods when past harms are central to what someone is dealing with.
Motivational interviewing helps when someone wants to make a change but feels stuck. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as parenting stress, self-esteem, abandonment and attachment issues, adoption and foster care questions, and challenges linked to autism. She has also supported people facing substance issues, eating- and body-image concerns, dissociation, and disruptive mood symptoms.
Sessions are offered through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Therapy is provided in English and is limited to clients in the United States. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session.
Ashley lists 5 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
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Minnesota |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches shape online care
Ashley uses client-centered therapy to place the person's experiences at the center of the work. This means sessions focus on listening, reflecting, and helping people make sense of their own thoughts and feelings, which is useful for anxiety, low mood, and parenting stress.She also draws on trauma-focused therapy when past harm affects daily life. That work looks at how traumatic experiences show up now and helps people practice coping and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and improve functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and comfort level. Goals are revisited and methods adjusted as progress unfolds, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and observing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day and use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coping reminders, or when writing helps someone reflect. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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