Works with
How Ava works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- West Virginia
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ava
Ava Roush is a Licensed Professional Counselor with nine years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, depression, and problems with relationships and intimacy. People also come to her for issues tied to trauma, grief, addiction, sleep and eating concerns, and identity questions related to LGBT and gender dysphoria.
Ava keeps sessions straightforward and warm. She listens without judgment and works with each person to build realistic goals.
Background and approach
Her approach is upbeat and focused on practical steps clients can use between sessions. She draws on a mix of well-known methods to meet each person where they are. That may include acceptance and commitment strategies, cognitive tools to change unhelpful thinking, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions.
Ava also uses client-centered ideas that prioritize the person's own perspective and pace. In practice she tailors communication and the treatment plan to fit individual needs. That can mean shorter skills-focused check-ins or deeper work on long-standing patterns.
She aims to help people make steady progress toward clearer thinking and more manageable reactions. Ava works with adults from West Virginia and also accepts international clients in English. Her goal is to help people take the next step toward feeling better, whether that means reducing anger and stress or restoring confidence after loss or trauma.
What Ava works with
Everything Ava lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ava's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Ava lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
Evidence-informed approaches for online work
Ava commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, so they can focus on actions that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy breaks down how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the best approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person's goals, needs, and preferences. That might mean starting with skill-building exercises and then shifting to deeper emotion work as trust grows.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make counseling more flexible. Video sessions let people use body language and eye contact for richer conversations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter audio check-in fits a work break. Live chat and messaging support brief check-ins, ongoing skills practice, or people who prefer written communication rather than being on camera.
Questions people ask about Ava
What kinds of concerns does she assist with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, sleep and eating problems, and LGBT and gender dysphoria related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, upbeat, and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on practical steps and skills, mixed with listening and goal-setting.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of counseling experience working with a broad range of mood, trauma, and behavioral issues including dependence and substance concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - practicing from West Virginia.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are remote session formats available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.