Ashley Ligon, LCMHC - Therapist in North Carolina

About Ashley

Ashley Ligon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina who brings 16 years of experience to her work. She aims to create a warm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what is worrying them. Parents reading this will find straightforward support for stress, parenting strain, grief, and mood concerns.

Ashley uses simple, practical methods in sessions. She helps people notice patterns that cause distress and then tries small, doable changes to improve daily life.

Background and approach

Conversations focus on strengths, clear goals, and solutions that fit each person’s life. Her background includes training in cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, client-centered therapy, and solution-focused approaches. Those tools help with anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, and attention challenges like ADHD.

Ashley also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, postpartum and pregnancy-related mood concerns, and problems with communication or commitment. She pays special attention to self-esteem, money worries, and recovering from betrayal or separation. Sessions can include gentle skill-building, guided reflection, and step-by-step plans for change.

The focus is on practical progress rather than labels. Ashley aims to help each person leave sessions feeling more capable and clear about next steps.

Therapeutic approaches for online support and change

Ashley uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; this approach works well for anxiety, depression, and stress. She also draws on mindfulness therapy to teach present-focused awareness and stress reduction techniques that can be practiced between sessions. Client-centered therapy is another key part of her work, offering a respectful, listening-based space where a person’s goals guide the pace and focus of care.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Ashley will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then recommend a mix of methods to try. Sessions are collaborative so adjustments are made over time if something is not fitting well.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to keep working on goals. Video calls let people connect face to face from home, phone sessions provide a simpler option for talk-based work, and live chat or text-based messaging can support brief check-ins or skill practice between meetings. These formats help people fit therapy into busy family and work routines and make it easier to maintain 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.

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 Ashley commonly address?

Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, grief, ADHD, and related concerns like communication problems and postpartum depression.

What is her style of therapy like?

Her approach is collaborative and practical, combining client-centered care with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies to set clear goals.

How much experience does she have?

Ashley has 16 years of counseling experience working with a range of mood, relationship, and life transition concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, credential NC LCMHC 10528, practicing in North Carolina.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and Ashley does not work with international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost work for sessions?

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

How do I begin working with Ashley?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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Experience: 16 years
Licensed: North Carolina
Languages: English

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