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Ashley Lawrence

Compassionate, practical support for life changes

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Credentials
LPCC
Experience
17 years
Licensed in
Ohio
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashley

Ashley Lawrence is a licensed professional counselor clinical (LPCC) based in Ohio with 17 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and parenting concerns. Her style is straightforward and warm, meant to help a worried parent feel heard and understood from the first contact.

Ashley begins by listening closely to each person's story and strengths. She believes clients know their lives best and uses that knowledge to guide practical steps forward.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most to the person in front of her. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try new ways of thinking.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used when trauma memories get in the way of daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. Ashley also uses mindfulness practices to help with stress and grounding between sessions.

She frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps clients set clear, achievable goals. Her work includes supporting people through life changes, anger, self-esteem struggles, and challenges connected to caregiving and blended family situations. People who reach out can expect a pragmatic, compassionate guide who values their insights.

Ashley encourages small, steady steps and tailors strategies to fit each individual's circumstances and goals.

How Ashley's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's concerns. It emphasizes the client's own goals and strengths, helping them make decisions that fit their life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviors interact and teaches practical strategies to shift patterns that cause distress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, helps reduce the intensity of traumatic memories through a structured process aimed at easing symptoms that interfere with daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley will discuss methods and help choose what fits the client's needs, goals, and comfort level. The selection is collaborative and may change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to maintain continuity when life changes happen. Video and phone let conversations unfold in real time, while chat and messaging provide quicker check-ins and written tools for practicing skills between sessions. For many people, this flexibility improves access and helps sustain steady progress over time.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ashley help with?
Ashley addresses relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, parenting issues, anger, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and coping with life changes. She also works with many related areas such as caregiver stress, blended family issues, and divorce and separation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with a focus on listening and using a persons strengths. Sessions are practical and geared toward real-life changes rather than abstract theory.
How much experience does she have?
Ashley has 17 years of professional work experience helping people with stress, anxiety, trauma, relationships, and mood concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the credential LPCC, licensed in Ohio as OH LPCC E.2404590.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the clients needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapists availability.

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Experience
17 years
Licensed
Ohio
Languages
English

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