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Online therapist

Ashante Webb

Therapist focused on practical, trauma-informed care

Credentials
LMHC
Experience
4 years
Licensed in
New York
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashante

Ashante Webb is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who centers therapy on acceptance and practical support. She uses a nurturing, client-centered style to help people work through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship or family concerns. Her voice is steady and direct in sessions.

Conversations aim to make small, useful changes that add up over time. She combines eye movement desensitization and reprocessing - EMDR - with mindfulness practices to address trauma and distressing memories.

Background and approach

That mix also helps with panic, social anxiety, and patterns tied to abandonment or attachment issues. Sessions adapt to each person, with an emphasis on creating a clear plan and realistic steps. In practice she has worked with people dealing with bipolar disorder, ADHD, workplace problems, and anger or control issues.

She brings four years of clinical experience in New York and holds the NY LMHC license number 010575. English is the language used in sessions. Ashante structures talk, breathing or grounding exercises, and targeted EMDR when it fits the situation.

She pays attention to communication problems, guilt and shame, and practical coping skills for life changes. The focus is on what can be done now to reduce distress and improve day-to-day functioning. Appointments are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging under a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Getting started requires completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to her availability.

How EMDR, Mindfulness, and Client-Centered Methods Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, accepting conversation. The therapist listens closely and helps people name concerns, set goals, and try practical steps to feel better. It is useful for stress, relationship issues, and improving daily coping.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing - EMDR - is a structured method for addressing painful memories and trauma symptoms. In online sessions it uses guided attention and step-by-step processing to reduce the intensity of distressing memories when appropriate.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce anxiety and improve emotional regulation. Those exercises can be practiced during video or phone sessions and assigned as short daily practices between meetings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose or combine methods based on the issue, goals, and comfort level. That plan can change as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for busy schedules. These options make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, continue practices between meetings, and access therapy from different locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ashante commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, ADHD, relationship and family issues, and related worries like panic attacks and workplace problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes acceptance and practical techniques. Sessions blend talk, mindfulness, and targeted EMDR when appropriate.
What is her clinical background and experience level?
She has four years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including trauma, mood disorders, and attention-related challenges.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed in New York as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, NY LMHC 010575, and bases her practice in New York.
Which languages are used in sessions and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on her availability.

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