About Ashley
Ashley Whitfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor who brings over a decade of clinical experience to her work. She offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Her manner is direct and compassionate; she aims to help people take practical steps toward feeling better.
Before moving into independent practice Ashley worked in schools, clinics, and community agencies. That varied background shaped how she sees problems - not just as symptoms, but as patterns tied to daily life.
Background and approach
She draws on practical approaches to help people change habits that get in the way of wellbeing. Ashley pays attention to how trauma and systemic disadvantage shape people's choices and relationships. She discusses real-life pressures like parenting demands, career strain, and grief without minimizing them.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, achievable changes that add up over time. Her work covers mood disorders, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, grief, and coping with major life changes. She also supports people navigating identity and LGBT-related stress, codependency, and isolation.
Treatment blends talking, problem solving, and skills practice tailored to the person in front of her. Ashley favors an honest, collaborative style. She listens first, then helps clients pick strategies that match their daily routines and values.
The aim is steady progress toward greater peace, purpose, and self-acceptance.
How these approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where decisions feel stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and stress levels. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and practical problem solving.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and daily realities, then suggest methods that fit your needs and preferences. Together you can try different techniques and adjust the plan based on what helps most in real life.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets you work through skills and have face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you need a shorter check-in. Chat and text can be useful for quick check-ins, practicing skills between sessions, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Mississippi, Georgia
- Languages
- English