- Calm practical guidance
- Evening availability
- Text session options
About Ashley
Ashley Whitman is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing hard life moments. She offers calm, straightforward support for issues like depression, anxiety, relationship worries, addiction recovery, and trauma. Her tone is practical and hopeful, aimed at people who want clear steps forward.
Whitman uses a collaborative style. She listens first, then helps clients identify what matters most to them. Sessions focus on practical skills, new ways to cope, and building on personal strengths to handle stress and change.
With ten years of experience and licenses in Michigan and Ohio, Ashley brings steady experience to common and complex concerns. She works with people dealing with grief, self-esteem struggles, parenting stress, career challenges, and compassion fatigue. She also supports those managing ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and body image or eating-related issues.
Ashley draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. In practice this means helping clients notice unhelpful thoughts, try small behavior changes, and practice present-moment awareness. She tailors strategies to each person’s needs.
She offers a mix of evening video and phone sessions with limited availability, and some expanded text sessions. International clients may be accepted. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Ashley uses client-centered methods that focus on hearing each person’s concerns and priorities. This approach means sessions start with listening and then move toward practical goals chosen by the client. It works well for people who want respectful, goal-driven conversations about relationships, stress, or life transitions.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try small changes in behavior. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep or eating struggles, and coping with stressful situations including natural or human-caused disasters.
Finding the right approach is part of the first conversations. Ashley will work with each client to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and comfort level. That decision is collaborative and can shift over time as problems change.
The biography indicates Ashley offers some evening video and phone sessions along with expanded text sessions. Check current session options before booking to confirm formats and times. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer alternatives when travel or work makes in-person visits difficult.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Ashley help with?
Ashley works with people struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship issues, addiction recovery, trauma, and self-esteem. She also addresses grief, parenting stress, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and coping with life changes including disasters.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, blending client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions aim to build coping skills and clarify personal goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life challenges. That experience informs straightforward, skills-focused sessions.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LMSW and LISW credentials and practices in Michigan, with licensure noted for Michigan and Ohio in the biography.
In which languages can I work with her?
Sessions are offered in English, and the biography indicates she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
The biography notes limited video and phone availability, mostly in the evening, and some expanded text sessions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing during the scheduling process.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist’s availability.