Ashley Donahue, LCPC
Practical therapy for anger and stress management
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
How Ashley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCPC
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ashley
Ashley Donahue is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) based in Illinois. She brings 12 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and major life changes. Her style is practical and straightforward, aimed at making therapy usable for everyday life.
Ashley uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients learn new ways of thinking and acting. She helps people name patterns that get in the way and try small changes that make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete skills as well as values-based goals. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices when emotion regulation or intense stress is present. Those tools teach breathing, grounding, and pacing skills to reduce overwhelm.
Motivation interviewing techniques are used to build commitment for change when people feel stuck. Ashley has worked with a wide range of concerns including family stress, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, sleep problems, and attention difficulties. She also supports people facing career shifts, relationship struggles, and issues with self-esteem or impulsivity.
Anger and coping with intense emotions are part of her clinical focus. Her approach is collaborative and goal-focused. She meets people where they are and adapts techniques to daily routines.
The aim is to leave sessions with something practical to try between visits.
What Ashley works with
Everything Ashley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ashley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashley lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-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.
Practical approaches for online change
Ashley uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients make real changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking workable steps toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking patterns and teaches practical skills to change behaviors that keep problems going.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day routines to choose or blend methods that fit each person. She treats the plan as flexible and revises it based on what is working and what is not.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for teaching skills and practicing techniques. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging are useful for short updates, coping reminders, or when writing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and varied life demands.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, sleep problems, ADHD, relationship struggles, self-esteem, career changes, compassion fatigue, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based approaches that combine thought work and behavior change. Sessions focus on things clients can try between meetings and on building long-term coping skills.
What is her clinical background and experience?
Ashley has 12 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages. She draws from several evidence-informed approaches to tailor care to each person's needs.
Where is Ashley licensed to practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor with an Illinois LCPC credential and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported during sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ashley?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.