- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Ashley
Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of clinical therapy experience. She practices in Florida and offers care in English. Her background includes broad work with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, ADHD, and related life changes.
She takes a direct, compassionate approach in sessions. Ashley focuses on helping people name what matters to them and set small, workable steps toward change. She uses practical tools to manage mood, reduce overwhelm, and build healthier routines.
Background and approach
Her work draws on methods that encourage present-moment awareness and clear thinking. Clients can expect help identifying unhelpful patterns and trying new responses. Sessions often mix skill-building with emotional processing.
Ashley also supports concerns around body image, attachment and adoption issues, caregiver stress, and intimacy-related matters. She addresses relationship and communication problems alongside individual symptoms like anger or compulsive behaviors. Parenting questions are a common topic, and she helps parents sort through practical and emotional challenges.
Sessions are offered through online formats including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Cost varies with location and the practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, a person picks the Start Therapy button, completes a short matching questionnaire, and schedules based on availability.
What Ashley works with
Everything Ashley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ashley helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashley lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Ashley’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take action toward them even when thoughts or feelings are uncomfortable. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments to change behaviors and mood. It often helps with depression, anxiety, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding and reshaping emotional responses to improve how someone relates to themselves and others, which can help with attachment and intimacy issues.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Ashley will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. She tailors exercises and pacing so the work fits the person’s day-to-day life, checking in and adjusting as needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging helps keep momentum between sessions. These formats make it possible to fit therapy into busy days and to continue work consistently regardless of location.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What issues does Ashley help with?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, addictions, ADHD, and related life changes. She also addresses topics like body image, attachment issues, and caregiver stress.
What is the therapy style like?
Her style is compassionate and practical. Sessions mix present-moment awareness, skill practice, and emotional exploration to help people make small, steady changes.
How much experience does she have?
Ashley has seven years of experience providing clinical therapy services in person and virtually, plus broader work across school and community settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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