Ashley Barkley, LPC - Therapist in Texas

About Ashley

Ashley Barkley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas. She has 13 years of experience and a history of helping people navigate relationship and family challenges. Parents and caregivers often seek her out for practical support with parenting, communication problems, and transitions in family life.

Ashley began her training at the University of Oklahoma, earning a degree in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy, then completed a Master of Education with an emphasis in Community Counseling.

Background and approach

She started her career working on reunification for children and families involved in foster care and became familiar with the court system during that work. Her background also includes time as a school counselor, which gave her firsthand insight into how children behave and cope in group settings.

That experience shaped her view of young people and the challenges they face at school and at home. In sessions she blends several approaches to meet a family's needs. She draws on client-centered ideas to build trust, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful patterns, and trauma-focused methods when past hurt affects current functioning.

Her style aims to be practical and down-to-earth so parents can try new strategies at home. Ashley pays attention to physical, emotional, spiritual, and social factors that affect wellbeing. She also works with adoption and foster care issues, self-harm concerns, grief, anger, ADHD, and other stress-related problems.

She communicates in English and practices from Texas.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on building a respectful, empathetic relationship so people feel heard and understood; online sessions offer the same space for reflection and listening and are useful when families need a safe place to talk. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and uses practical homework and skill practice to make small changes; this approach works well over video or phone because homework can be reviewed between sessions.

Ashley will work together with each client to find the right mix of approaches. She views the selection of methods as collaborative, adjusting techniques to match goals, family routines, and what feels most useful in real life. That means trying things, checking how they help, and shifting course when needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls recreate face-to-face conversation, phone sessions remove travel time, and live chat or text-based messaging let people check in between appointments or use therapy in short bursts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules while keeping continuity of care with a licensed professional.

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.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Psychodynamic Therapy

Exploring how earlier relationships and patterns still shape the present, often over a longer stretch of time. It relies on conversation and reflection rather than exercises.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps with relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and related areas like adoption or foster care and communication problems.

What is her therapeutic style?

She uses a mix of client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused approaches to match each person's needs.

How long has she worked in counseling?

She has 13 years of professional experience in counseling and related roles.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practices from Texas and is a Licensed Professional Counselor with license TX LPC 70694.

Can I work with her in another language or from another country?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What formats are available for sessions?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.

How does payment work and what does therapy cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 13 years
Licensed: Texas
Languages: English

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