- Anger management techniques
- CBT and DBT skills
- Substance use support
About Ashley
Ashley Martin-Ibarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, and relationship problems. Sessions address practical struggles like parenting strain, communication breakdowns, grief, and career stress.
Her work comes from straightforward methods that focus on what people can do next. She uses client-centered therapy to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and solution-focused strategies to set short-term goals. Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when substance use or readiness to change are involved.
Ashley has worked in a range of settings, including private practice, community mental health, behavioral health hospitals, and probation departments. That variety informs how she talks about coping skills, boundary setting, and relapse prevention without jargon. She’s familiar with co-occurring concerns like ADHD, bipolar issues, and codependency.
In sessions she favors clear, practical steps: identifying what triggers strong reactions, practicing skills to interrupt escalation, and testing small changes between meetings. She also supports people processing trauma, abuse, infidelity, and family-of-origin problems with careful pacing.
People who want concrete tools and steady guidance often find this style helpful. Ashley works in English and practices across clinical areas that include intimacy-related issues, blended family challenges, and compassion fatigue. For international clients she is not currently available.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting. Online sessions give room to talk through what matters most and to shape goals from the client’s priorities. This approach helps people notice patterns that feed anger or resentment and decide what to change.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. In video or phone sessions a therapist guides practical exercises to spot unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and track results between meetings. This is useful for anger at work, rumination, and mood changes.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for emotional regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Learning these skills remotely can help with impulse control, distress tolerance, and repairing communication problems without needing long explanations.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, preferences, and day-to-day constraints. That choice may shift as progress is made.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are set by the therapist. Online meetings can make it easier to check in briefly during a workday, use shorter phone check-ins when bandwidth is limited, or have full video sessions when more interaction is helpful.
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Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, addictions, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and grief among other issues.
How would she approach anger or losing temper?
She uses practical skills from cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior therapy to identify triggers, reduce escalation, and build alternative responses.
What is her background and experience?
She has 15 years of experience in settings such as private practice, community mental health, behavioral health hospitals, and probation departments.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.