About Bernard
Bernard Ashlock helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma, parenting challenges, and career crossroads. He is Bernard Ashlock, LCPC, and brings 23 years of clinical experience to his work in Kansas. He meets people where they are and focuses on practical steps that can be used right away.
His sessions are straightforward and goal-oriented. He listens for what matters most, then uses focused tools to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning.
Background and approach
He often combines short-term problem solving with techniques that address deeper patterns behind recurring problems. Bernard draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. He uses Solution-Focused methods to set clear goals and track small wins.
Trauma-Focused approaches are available for people coping with abuse, loss, or overwhelming events. Across 23 years he has worked in hospitals, crisis stabilization settings, independent practice, and academic roles. That range gives him experience with individual and group work and with older adults as well as younger clients.
He aims to make sessions readable and useful, not academic. People who choose him can expect collaborative planning, practical homework, and attention to both immediate relief and longer-term coping. He supports work on blended family issues and aging or geriatric concerns in addition to common mood and stress problems.
Approaches that work online and in-session
Bernard uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger. He also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set clear, short-term goals and build on small successes that add up over time. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past abuse or overwhelming events are affecting someone's daily life and relationships.Choosing the best approach is part of the work together. Bernard will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up. From that conversation he helps select or blend approaches so sessions match what the person wants to accomplish, and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a quick break or work better when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or to keep notes and small exercises handy. These options help therapy fit around work, family, and other obligations while keeping the focus on practical change.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 23 years
- Licensed
- Kansas
- Languages
- English