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Ashley Whitfield, LPC
Mississippi
Licensed Professional Counselor - Mood and life transitions
See online therapy options- CBT approaches
- ACT and DBT tools
- Parenting support
About Ashley
Ashley Whitfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi with 11 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, depression, ADHD, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, and related challenges listed in her specialties. She also addresses career questions and coaching-style goals.
Before her current practice Ashley provided counseling in schools, clinics, and community agencies. That variety shaped a practical approach to daily problems and goal-focused work. She mentions personal experience with family strain and complex trauma, and this informs how she thinks about long-standing patterns.
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centered methods. Sessions include looking at thought patterns and behaviors, and trying new ways of responding to stress or low mood. She also uses techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and existential ideas when they fit a client’s situation.
Ashley often helps people identify specific habits that keep problems going. Then she and the client try small experiments to change those habits. She describes this as analyzing current circumstances and building more satisfying behavior patterns.
Clients can expect straightforward, problem-focused sessions aimed at skills and choices people can use between visits. Her background in community settings and work with mood and attention concerns informs a practical, results-oriented style.
To begin, she asks people to clarify target goals and to try manageable steps toward them. That approach supports people who want concrete tools for stress, parenting challenges, mood disruptions, and life transitions.
How therapy approaches translate to online sessions
Ashley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions tend to be structured and focused on skills that can be practiced between meetings, useful for stress, anxiety, mood, and attention concerns.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which works on clarifying values and accepting difficult feelings while taking action toward meaningful goals. ACT can help with life transitions, motivation, and persistent worry. Client-Centered Therapy appears in her approach as well, which means conversations often begin from the client’s priorities and pace rather than a preset plan.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals and preferences. That collaboration may include trying CBT skill-building for a time, then integrating ACT or client-centered techniques if needed.
Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a day, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. These practical benefits help people use therapy alongside parenting, work, and other responsibilities.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Mississippi, Georgia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, relationship and family concerns, career questions, and related areas listed in her specialties.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that keep problems going. Sessions focus on practical skills and short experiments to test new responses.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of counseling experience across schools, clinics, and community agencies, and brings community-informed practice to her work.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with licensure noted for Georgia and Mississippi and practices in Mississippi.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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