- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Live chat sessions
About Ashley
Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with seven years of clinical therapy experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem struggles, compassion fatigue, addiction, relationship concerns, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, and related life changes. Sessions are conversational and direct, focused on practical steps clients can use between meetings.
Before her clinical work she spent many years supporting youth and adults in schools, community programs, and in-home settings. That background influences how she structures sessions now - straightforward, skills-based, and attentive to everyday demands like work and family obligations. She names mindfulness and self-directed practice as regular parts of her work.
Ashley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when useful. She also draws on Client-Centered and Dialectical Behavior Therapy ideas to help clients address thoughts, emotions, and behavior patterns. The session tone tends to be practical, focusing on patterns people want to change and the small steps that lead there.
Her areas of extra focus include attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication problems, domestic violence, substance concerns, eating issues, and family problems. She also lists work around abandonment, BDSM and kink, intimacy-related issues, and ADHD.
Sessions are conducted in English. Ashley notes that she is only able to offer live chat sessions at this time and prefers to schedule directly with clients due to a variable schedule. She is available Monday through Thursday between 9am and 8pm and asks prospective clients to confirm session details when booking.
How Ashley integrates approaches in online sessions
Ashley commonly draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with hard-to-name emotions and relationship patterns. EFT focuses on feelings and attachment-related interactions and can be useful for clients wanting clearer emotional connection or insight into relational cycles.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify their values and take committed action despite difficult thoughts or feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice concrete behavior changes between sessions. Each of these approaches emphasizes skills you can apply in daily life and short exercises to try between meetings.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Ashley will help clients decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts pacing and techniques based on what the client finds most helpful and practical.
The biography states she currently offers live chat sessions only, and she prefers to schedule directly with clients because her schedule varies. Confirm session options when booking. Many people appreciate online sessions for fitting therapy into busy days, shortening check-ins, and avoiding travel. Online work can make regular practice easier to maintain while balancing family, work, and care responsibilities.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, eating concerns, ADHD, and related life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, conversation-based sessions that include mindfulness and skills practice. The focus is on identifying patterns and taking manageable steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical therapy experience and additional years working with youth and adults in schools, community, and in-home settings.
What credential and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions formatted and what should I confirm?
The biography specifies that she is only able to offer live chat sessions at this time and prefers to schedule directly with clients; please confirm session options when booking.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.