- parenting challenges
- trauma-informed care
- CBT and solution-focused
About Ashley
Ashley Barkley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 13 years of experience. She focuses on helping people handle relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, anxiety, and anger. Her work also covers trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, and stress related to life changes.
Barkley began her career supporting reunification for children and families from the foster care system. That work gave her hands-on experience with courts, parenting under pressure, and the stresses families face after separation and return. She later spent time as a school counselor, which deepened her understanding of how children and teens cope in group settings and at school.
Her approach draws on several therapy styles to match the needs presented in sessions. She uses client-centered practices to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral ideas to address thoughts and behaviors, and trauma-focused methods when past harm affects present life. Solution-focused strategies are used for setting practical short-term goals.
People meet a practitioner who emphasizes practical steps and clear conversations. Sessions tend to look at specific patterns - for example how anger shows up at work or in parenting - and then test realistic ways to change those patterns. She also supports those managing adoption and foster care issues, communication problems, self-harm concerns, and young adult transitions.
Ashley works with individuals across a range of ages and situations. Sessions are conducted in English and are organized through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters to the person. It helps when someone wants to feel understood and to clarify their own goals for handling anger or relationship conflict.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers concrete steps to test new behaviors, change unhelpful thinking patterns, and reduce impulsive reactions like snapping or shutting down.
Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of past harm on current behavior. It helps people notice how trauma can show up as irritability, avoidance, or cycles of anger, and then work through manageable ways to reduce those reactions.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about what feels most relevant, try a few methods, and adjust based on progress and preference. That collaborative process helps match practical techniques to the client's goals.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing shorter check-ins or evening appointments. They also allow therapists to use worksheets, behavioral experiments, and homework that connect directly with day-to-day situations.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps with relationship strain, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, anxiety, depression, ADHD, and related family issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style mixes client-centered listening with practical techniques from CBT, psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused methods depending on the issue.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years of experience working in counseling roles including foster care reunification and school counseling.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.