Ashley McGarity, LMHC - Therapist in Florida

Emotionally-Focused Therapy
Attachment work
CBT techniques

About Ashley

Ashley McGarity is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with five years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with anxiety, stress, grief, addictions, self-esteem struggles, and relationship or family concerns. She also helps people coping with career changes, parenting strain, and the long-term effects of trauma and abuse.

Ashley often uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) and attachment-focused ideas when relationships and emotional patterns are part of the problem. She combines these with client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective, and cognitive behavioral techniques that address unhelpful thinking and behavior.

In sessions she focuses on concrete skills and habits. That can mean learning communication and boundary-setting strategies, practicing ways to manage strong emotions, or building routines to reduce anxiety. She also works with issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment wounds, and abandonment themes.

Sessions can address identity and values questions using existential ideas about purpose and meaning. Ashley also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, aging concerns, body image, codependency, and adjustment after disasters. Her stated approaches include EFT, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy.

Her practical style emphasizes helping clients learn tools and strategies they can use between sessions. To begin, prospective clients follow the directory’s matching steps to pick a time and schedule a first appointment.

How Ashley blends EFT, attachment ideas, and CBT for online work

Ashley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with hard-to-identify emotions and to look at how those feelings shape relationship patterns. EFT can be useful when attachment concerns and repeated interaction patterns come up in sessions.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to trace how early bonds influence current emotional responses and relationship expectations. That approach often focuses on noticing patterns and building new ways of responding to strong feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments to change behavior and mood.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ashley will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their concerns, goals, and preferences rather than applying one fixed method. That process includes checking in and adjusting strategies over time.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, since the profile does not list formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins during a work break, fewer commute hours, or the ability to meet from a quieter place. Licensed professionals can also adapt exercises, communication practice, and skills training to work well in a virtual appointment.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stress Codependency Commitment issues Communication problems Control issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separation Domestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelity Isolation / loneliness Jealousy Life purpose Midlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobia Women's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based Therapy Client-Centered Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential Therapy Mindfulness Therapy Motivational Interviewing Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy Solution-Focused Therapy Trauma-Focused Therapy Internal Family Systems

Experience

5+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and self-esteem issues, plus relationship and family concerns as listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centered care, and cognitive behavioral tools to address emotions and behavior.

How much experience does she have?

Ashley has five years of clinical experience as a licensed mental health counselor.

What credential and location are listed?

She is listed as an LMHC practicing in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted according to the profile.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to get started?

Use 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.