- Warm practical support
- Focus on skills
- Evening availability
About Ashley
Ashley Whitman is a licensed social worker who focuses on helping people manage difficult life moments. She holds LMSW and LISW credentials and has a decade of experience supporting people through depression, anxiety, addiction, and relationship struggles. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at helping clients feel heard and find practical ways forward.
She uses plain conversation to help clients notice patterns that keep them stuck. That often means building small coping skills, practicing new ways of communicating, and identifying personal strengths. Sessions are collaborative and paced to match each person's needs.
Ashley draws on client-centered methods to keep the work focused on the person's goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing are added when useful to increase awareness and sustain change.
Her background includes work with people dealing with trauma, grief, self-esteem concerns, and addiction recovery. She also supports those navigating adoption and foster care questions and challenges. Ashley aims to help clients build resilience, clearer boundaries, and better day-to-day coping.
People who choose her often want practical skills and supportive guidance rather than long-term analysis. She offers text-based check-ins in some cases and has limited evening video and phone times; reach out to confirm current scheduling options and formats before booking.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Ashley uses client-centered therapy to keep conversation focused on each person's goals and priorities. That approach emphasizes listening and following the client's lead while offering reflection and gentle guidance to clarify values and next steps.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood. CBT offers concrete exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and build new habits, which can help with anxiety, depression, and many stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about what feels helpful and adjust methods based on goals and progress. That means sessions can mix listening, skill practice, motivational interviewing, and mindfulness in a way that fits the individual.
The practical benefit of online work is that it can fit more easily into busy days. Ashley's profile notes limited evening video and phone availability plus some expanded text sessions; confirm the current session options before booking. Online formats can make shorter check-ins easier, allow for evening appointments, and reduce travel time so therapy fits into everyday routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, self-esteem, grief, career stress, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, using client-centered conversation alongside practical tools like CBT and mindfulness to address thoughts and behaviors.
What is her professional background?
She has ten years of clinical experience supporting people with trauma, addiction recovery, relationship dynamics, and stress-related concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
The profile lists LMSW and LISW credentials and identifies Michigan as the therapist's location.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The biography notes limited evening video and phone times and some expanded text sessions; confirm current format options with the therapist before booking.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's listed availability.