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Ashley Barkley, LPC
Texas
LPC in Texas - relationships and parenting
See online therapy options- CBT methods
- Trauma focus
- School and teen issues
About Ashley
Ashley Barkley is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor based in Texas with 13 years of experience. She focuses on relationship challenges, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, and the everyday problems of stress, anxiety, and depression. Her work also addresses ADHD, grief, anger, self-esteem, and coping with life changes.
Ashley began her career supporting reunification for children who had been in foster care. That early work gave her practical experience with court processes and parenting under pressure. She later worked as a school counselor, which shaped her understanding of how children and teens cope in group settings. Those roles inform how she notices patterns in family interactions and school-related struggles.
In sessions she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered conversation and solution-focused techniques. She also uses psychodynamic ideas and trauma-focused methods when those fit a person’s needs. Ashley tends to work in a straightforward way: noticing unhelpful thoughts and habits, trying small behavior changes, and checking what works.
She has a history of supporting people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, communication problems, self-harm concerns, and young adult transitions. Her approach often combines short-term problem solving with attention to longer-standing patterns.
Ashley conducts work in English and practices from Texas. Prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking so they know which formats are offered.
How her approaches translate to online work
She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to focus on thoughts, behaviors, and practical skill practice. CBT sessions often involve identifying specific thinking patterns, trying small changes between sessions, and reviewing what helped. Client-Centered Therapy is also part of her work and means conversations that follow the client's concerns and pace, with the therapist listening and reflecting to clarify goals.She may draw on Trauma-Focused Therapy when past harm affects current life. That approach helps people understand trauma responses and build manageable coping steps. Choosing which approach to use is a shared process: she will discuss options, consider the client's goals, and adapt methods as the work progresses.
Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know how she is offering care. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday or lunch break, avoid travel time, and reduce the need to arrange childcare. Some formats use less bandwidth or a shorter check-in when schedules are tight. She aims to help clients find a practical way to use therapy in their everyday lives.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address most often?
She works with relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, anger, and self-esteem issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in sessions?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and patterns, test small behavior changes, and track what improves mood or functioning.
What experience does she bring to client work?
She has 13 years of counseling experience, including reunification work with children from foster care and time as a school counselor working with teens.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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