PuttingFamilyFirst

The therapist listings are provided by BetterHelp and we will earn a commission if you use our link - at no cost to you.

AB Portrait of Ashley Bennett
Online therapist

Ashley Bennett

Supportive social worker for family challenges

Book with Ashley
Credentials
LISW
Experience
6 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashley

Ashley Bennett is a licensed independent social worker in Ohio with six years of clinical experience. She draws on her education in psychology and social work to guide conversations that feel doable. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical steps parents and families can try between sessions.

Her tone is steady and encouraging for people facing stress, parenting strains, or family conflicts. Ashley helps with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, and relationship worries.

Background and approach

She also works with issues such as eating and body image, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and intimacy-related concerns. Family and parenting matters are a central part of her practice and often shape what comes up in sessions. In sessions she treats clients as the experts on their own lives.

She listens for strengths and then helps turn those into small, concrete changes. Conversations are collaborative and focused on what will fit into a busy day. Clients can expect clear options rather than vague theory.

Ashley uses practical tools from approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and attachment-based ideas to change patterns and reduce distress. She also brings mindfulness and narrative techniques when those fit a client's needs. She adjusts methods to match each person’s goals and comfort level.

Her work includes supporting people through life changes, parenting challenges, and family problems. She aims to make therapy understandable and useful, especially for parents searching for workable strategies. Her approach is steady, practical, and grounded in real-life demands.

How Ashley’s Approaches Work Online

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how patterns from important relationships affect current reactions. It can help people notice closeness and distance patterns and build safer ways to connect in family situations. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful behaviors. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus during stressful moments.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels doable. Together they decide which methods to try and revise the plan as progress is made or needs change.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexible access from home or another convenient place. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule and to continue work during life transitions. Licensed professionals can tailor tools and session rhythm to what works best for each client.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

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 this therapist address?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and relationship issues. She also supports parenting and broader family problems, eating and body image issues, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She takes a plainspoken, collaborative approach. Sessions emphasize strengths and practical steps that clients can use between meetings.
What is her professional background?
She has six years of professional work experience and holds a Masters in Social Work. Her training combines psychology and social work foundations.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Ashley is an LISW - licensed independent social worker - in Ohio. The license detail is OH LISW I.2102946-SUPV.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Multiple formats allow flexibility for different schedules.
How does cost and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
6 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

Next step

Talk to Ashley

  • Takes a few minutes
  • Nothing to set up just to look
  • Stop at any point
Book with Ashley