About Yolanda
Yolanda "Leah" Ashton is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky with 11 years of experience in mental health. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and a wide range of life challenges. Leah aims to create a calm, straightforward space where clients can speak honestly about what matters to them.
Leah takes a practical, person-centered approach. She listens first and helps people set clear goals.
How Yolanda works
Conversations are direct and compassionate, with tools chosen to fit each person's needs rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Her work covers many concerns including ADHD, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, and self-esteem. She also pays attention to longer-term themes like career questions, life purpose, and coping with illness or caregiving responsibilities.
Leah uses methods that include client-centered techniques, cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. Those approaches are used to help with problem-solving, building new habits, managing emotions, and finding motivation. Sessions are offered in English and Tagalog.
Leah practices online through video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging, and she works with people across Kentucky. She describes therapy as a step-by-step partnership aimed at practical change and emotional relief.
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What Yolanda works with
The areas below are the ones Yolanda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English, Tagalog |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Online support options
How Leah’s approaches translate to online therapy
This practice uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral approaches to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding a person’s perspective and building trust, which helps when sorting through feelings about grief, relationships, or life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect behavior and mood and provides concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns.Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Leah will listen to your concerns, discuss different methods, and together decide which strategies to try. That shared process makes it easier to adapt techniques as goals evolve and to measure progress in practical ways.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful when visual connection helps the conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quick check-in fits into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter updates, interim support, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options provide flexibility so therapy can fit into busy lives and different routines.
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