- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Michigan
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Ashley
Ashley Whitman offers straightforward support for people juggling parenting pressures and personal struggles. She greets each person with practical listening and clear steps. Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and make daily life more manageable.
Ashley uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She often draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to spot unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors. She also uses client-centered conversations so the client’s goals lead the work.
Background and approach
Over a decade of practice in Michigan and Ohio informs her approach. Ashley holds a Licensed Master Social Worker credential, LMSW, and a Licensed Independent Social Worker credential, LISW. She has worked with adults facing addiction, trauma, depression, anxiety, and issues around self-esteem and identity.
Many sessions focus on concrete skills. That can mean short behavioral experiments, problem-solving steps for parenting stress, and coping tools for panic or low mood. She also uses motivational interviewing to help people find reasons to change and keep moving forward.
Ashley offers a variety of online options, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Evening appointments are commonly available for video and phone, and expanded text options exist for people who prefer messaging. Clients are matched through a short questionnaire and schedule sessions once matched.
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashley lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online therapy options
Ashley often uses client-centered therapy, which centers the conversation on the person’s goals and experiences. That approach helps people feel heard and keeps sessions focused on what matters most to them.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. CBT offers simple tools for changing unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, useful for anxiety, low mood, and parenting stress.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Ashley will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those goals. She adjusts the mix of techniques over time based on what works for the individual.
Online therapy makes scheduling more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins or when messaging feels easier. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep continuity between sessions.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
Ashley works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and parenting-related stress.
How would you describe Ashley's therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She blends client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to set achievable steps.
What is Ashley's background and experience?
Ashley has 10 years of clinical experience supporting adults through life transitions, addiction recovery, grief, and trauma-related concerns.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LMSW and LISW credentials and practices in Michigan, with licensure noted for Michigan and Ohio.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are costs handled for sessions?
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 this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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