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Ashley Askins, LPC-MHSP
Tennessee
LPC-MHSP in Tennessee - Anxiety and trauma care
See online therapy options- CBT strategies
- EMDR for trauma
- Parenting support
About Ashley
Ashley Askins is an LPC-MHSP - Licensed Professional Counselor with Mental Health Service Provider designation in Tennessee and has five years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, self-esteem, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and offers coaching support. She also works with issues like attachment concerns, substance use, postpartum depression, and feelings of guilt or shame.
Ashley uses practical, structured approaches in sessions. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and habits and practices different ways of responding. Sessions often include focused strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and methods to address past traumatic memories when needed. She combines short-term goal work with techniques that support longer term change.
In the room she listens for patterns that keep problems going and then tries small experiments to change them. That might mean tracking thoughts and behaviors, testing a new response, or practicing calming skills. She also draws on attachment-focused ideas to look at how relationships affect mood and behavior.
Ashley has experience supporting parents through the stress of childcare and postpartum challenges. She uses motivational interviewing to help people clarify what matters to them and to build momentum toward those goals. Practical planning and follow-up are part of most sessions.
Sessions are conducted in English and are offered from Tennessee. Before booking, confirm current session options and formats so arrangements match your needs.
How Ashley integrates CBT and trauma work online
This work often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to map thoughts and behaviors and on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at patterns in relationships. CBT focuses on clear steps - noticing thoughts, testing them, and practicing new responses to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape reactions and helps people try different ways of relating in their daily life.Ashley also uses EMDR techniques when trauma memories are central to someone's problems. EMDR involves guided processing of distressing memories to reduce their emotional intensity and support calmer day-to-day functioning. Together these approaches give options: short focused skills from CBT, relational work from attachment approaches, and trauma-focused processing with EMDR when appropriate.
Finding the right mix is a collaborative process. Ashley will discuss your goals and preferences, try approaches that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you track progress. The aim is practical: identify what helps most and prioritize those strategies.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare, or travel, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove the need to travel to an office. Speak with the scheduling team to learn which specific session types are available and to set up a first appointment.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related concerns such as substance use and postpartum depression.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and to try small behavior experiments that change how someone responds to those thoughts.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
Ashley has five years of professional experience working with addiction, trauma, parenting issues, anger, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and location?
She is an LPC-MHSP licensed in Tennessee and sees clients from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs handled for therapy?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.