About Ashley
Ashley Whitfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of experience. She practices in Mississippi and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to therapy. Ashley speaks English and aims to help people make meaningful changes in their daily lives.
She has supported people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, and major life changes. Ashley also works with concerns like parenting strain, ADHD, relationship trouble, and issues related to identity and self-esteem.
How Ashley works
Her practice includes focus areas such as codependency, communication problems, and career questions. Ashley draws on several well-known methods to guide sessions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed action.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Client-centered work keeps the person’s experience at the center of each session. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
Sessions are practical and goal-minded, with steps you can try between meetings. Ashley aims to help people build healthier routines, clearer boundaries, and more satisfying relationships. People who choose her often want concrete tools and steady support during transitions.
She blends therapeutic techniques to match each person’s situation. The goal is clearer thinking, better coping, and more of what matters in life.
Ashley lists 6 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
- Parenting issues
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Mississippi |
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Online support options
Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care
Ashley uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify their values and take small, meaningful steps toward them. ACT is useful for stress, anxiety, and getting unstuck when life feels uncertain.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors and replace unhelpful habits with more effective ones. CBT is often helpful for mood concerns, anxiety, and coping with transitions.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. Ashley will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people see facial cues and have deeper conversations, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, coaching-style support, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules and to keep consistent momentum between sessions.
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