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Online therapist

Ashley Whitfield

Practical support for everyday family challenges

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
11 years
Licensed in
Mississippi, Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashley

Ashley Whitfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with eleven years of experience. She joined the helping professions after working in schools, clinics, and community agencies. Ashley focuses on practical change and steady progress when people reach out for help.

Ashley prefers clear conversations about what is causing stress. She uses everyday language to talk about anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, grief, anger, and life transitions. She also works with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and family matters, and issues such as codependency and communication problems.

Background and approach

Her approach mixes strategies that teach new skills with space for people to reflect. Clients learn concrete tools for coping and behavior change, and also examine values and meaning when that feels important. Sessions usually include goal-setting, skill practice, and short-term plans to try between meetings.

Ashley draws on years of experience across different settings to meet each person where they are. She is a wife and mother, and that perspective informs her interest in family and parenting topics without replacing professional methods. She aims to help people reduce overwhelm, improve communication, and move toward a more balanced life.

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the client.

Therapeutic approaches for online family and parenting support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice troubling thoughts without letting those thoughts decide their actions. It focuses on living according to personal values and taking small, consistent steps toward what matters, which can help with anxiety, depression, and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. It is useful for stress, mood concerns, and building coping strategies that can be practiced between sessions.

Ashley treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She will talk with each person about their goals, try strategies, and adjust methods based on what helps. That collaborative process makes it easier to match techniques to real-life parenting and family needs.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it possible to work on communication, coping skills, and problem-solving from home or on the go. The mix of formats supports steady progress while allowing flexibility for busy family life.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

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 Ashley commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, depression, grief, anger, and life changes. Additional areas include ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, relationship and family difficulties, and issues like codependency and isolation.
What is Ashley's therapy style like?
Her style blends practical skill-building with conversations about values and meaning. Sessions focus on clear goals, new coping tools, and plans to try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
Ashley has eleven years of experience working in schools, clinics, and community agencies. That background informs her work with a range of everyday challenges.
What are Ashley's credentials and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC. She lists a Mississippi practice location and has professional experience in Georgia as well.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
11 years
Licensed
Mississippi, Georgia
Languages
English

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