About Ashton
Ashton Hoose-Kangas is a Licensed Master Social Worker who offers calm, practical support for stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship struggles. She works in Michigan and brings eight years of experience to sessions. Ashton speaks English and focuses on helping people find clearer ways to cope and move forward.
Ashton uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help with mood disorders, panic, and post-traumatic stress. She also addresses problems with self-esteem, body image, and feelings of emptiness.
How Ashton works
Her work covers communication problems, family of origin issues, and the strain that caregivers often feel. She supports parents and caregivers who want to strengthen how they relate with children. With younger kids she uses trauma-focused, age-appropriate strategies to build emotional regulation and mutual understanding.
She also helps teens manage school stress, peer relationships, and major life transitions. In sessions with adults Ashton focuses on relationship concerns, life direction, and healing from past abuse or domestic violence. She helps people make a practical plan, practice new skills, and check progress along the way.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Ashton earned her master’s degree from Michigan State University and holds an LMSW, Licensed Master Social Worker. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
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What Ashton works with
The areas below are the ones Ashton selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Ashton uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and healing. One approach she frequently uses is trauma-focused cognitive behavioral methods, which help people and children process traumatic events, reduce distressing symptoms, and practice coping skills for triggers and flashbacks. Another common focus is motivational interviewing, which helps clients clarify their goals, build motivation for change, and create manageable steps toward those goals.Choosing the right approach is part of how Ashton works. She collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit best based on their concerns, goals, and preferences. That plan can change over time as progress is made or new needs appear, and she checks in regularly to adjust the direction together.
Online therapy with Ashton includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people read facial cues and work interactively, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick updates, homework, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to choose what works best for each person.
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