Works with
- Anger
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Ashley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMSW, LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio, Michigan
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ashley
Ashley Whitman is a licensed social worker who helps people manage strong emotions and life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use when they feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, or depression. Ashley offers a calm, steady presence and works with clients to set clear, manageable goals.
She uses straightforward techniques to help people understand patterns of thinking and behavior. That includes approaches from cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered work, along with mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing.
Background and approach
Sessions often include learning coping tools, trying small behavior changes, and practicing skills between meetings. Ashley has ten years of clinical experience and holds LMSW and LISW credentials. She is licensed in Michigan and also has licensure noted in Ohio.
That background informs how she helps people with addiction, trauma, relationship issues, grief, parenting concerns, and anger management among other challenges. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Clients set the pace and priorities while she offers guidance, feedback, and encouragement.
Many people come for help with sleep, eating concerns, career stress, ADHD, or coping after loss. Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Ashley notes she has limited video and phone availability, with most evening options, and some expanded text sessions.
To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used to pair a person and schedule the first appointment.
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.
- 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.
How her approaches translate to online care
Ashley blends client-centered techniques with cognitive behavioral strategies to help people make concrete changes. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the person's concerns and priorities while the therapist provides empathy and reflection to clarify goals. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then teach small experiments and new skills to change how someone feels and acts.She also uses mindfulness practices to help people notice stress and strong emotions without reacting automatically. That can be helpful for anxiety, anger management, sleep problems, and chronic stress. Finding the right mix of these methods is part of the process; the therapist collaborates with each person to decide what feels most useful based on goals and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction when visual cues matter, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into evenings and busy days while still practicing skills and tracking progress.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What kinds of problems does Ashley work with?
She helps people facing anxiety, depression, addiction concerns, anger, relationship struggles, grief, parenting stress, and related issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth, combining practical skill-building with listening and support to help clients meet concrete goals.
What level of experience does she have?
Ashley has ten years of clinical experience working with a broad range of emotional and behavioral concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LMSW and LISW credentials and lists licensure in Michigan with Ohio licensure noted.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time; specific costs vary by location and therapist availability.
How does someone start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.