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Ashley Whitman

Supportive, practical therapy for everyday parenting challenges

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Credentials
LMSW, LISW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ashley

Ashley Whitman greets worried parents with calm and clear support. She helps people sort through stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around parenting and relationships. Ashley explains ideas simply and keeps sessions focused on practical next steps.

She holds licenses as a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Independent Social Worker. Her approach centers on collaboration. She draws on client-centered techniques to follow the person's lead and build trust.

Background and approach

She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify patterns of thinking that feed anxiety or low mood. Motivational interviewing helps when change feels hard or stuck, and mindfulness tools teach simple ways to settle the body and mind. With ten years of experience, Ashley has supported people facing addiction, trauma, eating and sleeping problems, and major life transitions.

She also brings attention to concerns like ADHD, compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and blended family challenges. Sessions aim to increase understanding and create small, doable choices that make daily life easier. Ashley practices in Michigan and holds licensure details MI LMSW 6801121075 and OH LISW I.2506543.

She offers work that fits a busy life, including evening appointments for video and phone meetings and expanded text options. The focus is on clear communication and practical tools rather than jargon. To begin, she asks clients to name one small goal to guide early sessions.

That keeps therapy grounded and helps parents see change step by step.

Approaches that fit busy lives online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and meeting each person where they are. It helps people feel heard and builds a plan based on their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, actions, and feelings connect and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. That approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, and stress management.

Finding the right method is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to test techniques and adjust what isn’t helping. Together they choose approaches based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences so sessions feel relevant and doable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into evenings or busy days and to keep momentum between meetings. The goal is practical, accessible support that aligns with everyday life.

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 kinds of concerns can Ashley help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, parenting stress, relationship problems, grief, and ADHD.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Ashley uses a collaborative, down-to-earth style. She follows the client's lead, offers practical coping strategies, and focuses on small steps that lead to change.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience supporting people with mood, trauma, and substance concerns as well as life transitions and caregiving stress.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Licensed Independent Social Worker practicing in Michigan with licensure MI LMSW 6801121075 and OH LISW I.2506543.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English

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