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Ashley Curtis

Therapist · Kentucky

LPCC in Kentucky - Stress and Relationship Concerns

Ashley Curtis
Credentials
LPCC
License
LPCC, Kentucky · 278971
NPI
1033857750
Experience
8 years
Languages
English
Location
Kentucky
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy
  • CBT and ACT techniques
  • Attachment-based work

About Ashley

Ashley Curtis is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Kentucky with eight years of experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and career challenges. Sessions are in English and focus on practical ways to manage emotions and everyday pressures.

Ashley uses approaches that center on emotions and attachment. She helps clients name hard feelings and notice the patterns that keep those feelings active. In sessions she offers straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address thinking patterns and avoidant behaviors.

Her style emphasizes clear, collaborative work. Conversations aim to identify unhelpful cycles, practice new ways of responding, and build small, sustainable changes. Clients can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and reflection rather than long lectures or medical-style testing.

Ashley also attends to how early attachment and relationship history affect current struggles. She draws on attachment-based therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at how emotional needs and fears shape interactions and self-view. This helps when concerns include abandonment, codependency, or commitment issues.

Additional focus areas include body image, dissociation, communication problems, first responder issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and coping with disasters. For people managing multiple problems at once, she works to prioritize concerns and set doable goals. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online work

Ashley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify core feelings and patterns in close relationships. EFT focuses on the link between emotion and interaction, useful for intimacy concerns and attachment-related distress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches noticing thoughts without getting stuck and clarifying personal values to guide action. ACT can help with anxiety, stress, and career-related decisions by focusing on what matters more than changing every thought.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley will collaborate with clients to decide whether EFT, ACT, CBT, or attachment-based techniques fit best for their goals. She reviews progress together and adjusts the approach based on what people report and what seems most helpful.

The original biography does not specify which remote formats are used, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to make therapy more workable around jobs, family tasks, and daily routines.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCareer difficulties

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

8+ years

Listed in

Kentucky

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and career challenges. Additional areas include abandonment, attachment issues, body image, and codependency.

How would you describe her therapeutic approach?

Ashley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered methods, and attachment-based work. She combines emotion-focused exploration with practical skills and values-based goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of experience as a practicing clinician. That experience includes work with trauma, anxiety, relationship patterns, and related concerns.

What credential does she hold and where does she practice?

She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - and practices in Kentucky. Sessions are provided in English.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats. Confirm current session options before booking to know whether sessions are remote or in person.

How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing depends on the chosen plan and location.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session. That starts the intake and matching process.

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