- Years in practice
- 7
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Tennessee, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Career difficulties
About Ashley
Ashley Cole is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with seven years of practice. She focuses on helping people navigate major life transitions and the stress that comes with them. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at reducing anxiety, depression, and overwhelm.
Ashley pays close attention to how change shows up in daily life. She listens first, then helps people name what is happening and decide what to try next.
Background and approach
This often means building small habits, practicing coping skills, and learning ways to move toward goals that feel stalled. Many people come to her when parenting, career shifts, grief, or relationship struggles make things hard to manage. She also supports those facing burnout, compassion fatigue, identity questions, and the impact of trauma and loss.
Her work includes coaching-style guidance for people who want clearer action steps alongside emotional care. Ashley aims to make therapy a space for practical problem solving and steady change. Sessions focus on concrete tools and next steps rather than only talking about feelings.
She helps clients experiment with new choices and track what works. Deciding to start therapy can feel like a big step. Ashley treats that choice as part of the work and helps people move forward at a manageable pace.
She practices in Tennessee and offers sessions that fit different schedules and needs.
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
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches that guide online sessions and practical care
Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on action and coping. One common approach she uses emphasizes behavioral skills - learning small, repeatable actions that reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning. This method is helpful for stress, parenting strains, and managing symptoms of depression.She also draws on problem-solving and coaching-oriented techniques that help clients clarify goals and make step-by-step plans. These strategies support people facing career transitions, midlife decisions, or the push-and-pull of parenting demands by turning goals into manageable tasks.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley treats therapy as a collaborative effort and will help clients choose which techniques to try based on needs, goals, and what feels doable. Together they track progress and adjust plans when something is not working.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people work face to face when they prefer it, while phone calls use less bandwidth and can fit a short break at work. Live chat and messaging allow quick check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options help clients fit therapy into busy lives and try approaches that suit their routine.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, career changes, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship concerns, and issues around self-esteem and life transitions.
What is Ashley's therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and supportive, combining coaching elements with therapeutic listening to help reduce anxiety and move toward concrete goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience as a social worker helping people through change, grief, and stressful life events.
Where is Ashley licensed and based?
She holds Tennessee LCSW and Massachusetts LICSW credentials and practices out of Tennessee.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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