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Online therapist

Ashley Martin-Ibarra

Compassionate, practical therapy for families

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
15 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashley

Ashley Martin-Ibarra is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas who focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, addiction, and relationship issues. She brings 15 years of experience in multiple settings. Parents and caregivers will find practical support for parenting challenges, blended family issues, and navigating tough conversations at home.

She uses straightforward, goal-oriented work in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, client-centered techniques, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused methods.

Background and approach

Sessions aim to identify concrete steps, teach skills, and improve communication within families. Ashley has worked in independent practice, community mental health, a behavioral health hospital, and adult and juvenile probation departments. That variety informs her approach with people facing substance use concerns, co-occurring conditions, and complex family dynamics.

She has experience with trauma, grief, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and anger-related problems. In the room she listens first and then helps set clear, manageable goals. She encourages practical strategies for coping with life changes, reducing conflict, and rebuilding trust after infidelity or ongoing family problems.

Her style is calm and direct, focused on what will make life at home more manageable. Sessions can include skill-building, behavior planning, and short-term problem solving. Parents can expect help with communication problems, codependency patterns, and creating routines that reduce stress.

The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes.

How therapy approaches work online for families

Client-centered work means the therapist listens without judgment and follows the family's priorities. This helps parents and caregivers feel heard and choose which problems to tackle first. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It offers practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood symptoms, and change unhelpful patterns in daily family life. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better communication skills that can reduce conflict and reactive responses at home.

Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the family about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan based on what is working. This collaborative process helps identify the best mix of skills training, problem solving, and support for parenting challenges.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier for busy parents to fit sessions into their schedules, continue work during life changes, and follow up between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, review progress, and practice new communication strategies from home.

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 kinds of concerns does she address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, trauma and grief, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and collaborative. She listens closely, then helps set clear goals and practical steps to improve family life and daily coping.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience working in independent practice, community mental health, a behavioral health hospital, and adult and juvenile probation departments.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the LPC credential and is licensed in Texas as TX LPC 65050.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
15 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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