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Online therapist

Ashley McGarity

Calm guidance for stress and relationship struggles

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Credentials
LMHC
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashley

Ashley McGarity is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and life transitions. She makes therapy straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients build clearer routines, communication habits, and coping skills that fit their everyday lives.

Ashley combines cognitive behavioral strategies with attachment-informed work to address how past relationships shape present patterns. She also draws on emotionally-focused ideas to support stronger emotional awareness and clearer connection in relationships.

Background and approach

Sessions center on concrete tools and short-term skills alongside deeper reflection about values and purpose. Her approach avoids one-size-fits-all plans. Instead she partners with each person to create a plan that matches their strengths, schedule, and goals.

That can mean practicing new communication habits, testing small behavior changes, or learning ways to manage intense feelings. Ashley has five years of clinical experience as an FL LMHC - Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and works with a range of concerns including self-esteem, depression, parenting issues, and attachment problems.

She integrates practical skill-building with conversations about meaning and identity to help clients feel more capable and clear. People who value direct, collaborative work and practical steps may find her style useful. She encourages clients to take gradual steps toward goals and to build habits that support long-term well-being.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Ashley often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying thoughts and habits that contribute to distress and replacing them with more helpful patterns. CBT is useful for anxiety, mood changes, and day-to-day coping skills. She also uses attachment-based work to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect trust, boundaries, and emotional responses, which can help people improve how they relate to others and themselves.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She discusses goals and preferences with each person and adjusts methods over time. That means starting with what feels most relevant - whether practical skills, emotional processing, or exploring life meaning - and changing course together if something isn’t working.

Online therapy offers flexibility with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to practice skills between meetings. Working remotely still allows for regular check-ins, homework, and conversational depth while meeting clients where they are.

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, self-esteem, parenting issues, relationship and attachment concerns, and several related areas like body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style blends practical skill-building with relational exploration. Sessions often include tools from cognitive behavioral work alongside attention to emotional patterns and attachment history.
What experience does this therapist bring?
She has five years of clinical experience and focuses on helping people manage anxiety, life changes, and communication or attachment challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an FL LMHC, license number MH20539, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and signing up work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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