- Strengths based
- Mindful and direct
- Habit focused
About Ashley
Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida. She has seven years of clinical therapy experience and additional years working with youth and adults in schools, community programs, and home settings. Ashley focuses on helping people notice unhelpful patterns and build everyday habits that support change.
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and depression, along with relationship and intimacy concerns. Her areas of practice also include addiction, ADHD, parenting challenges, body image, and caregiver stress. Ashley brings a strengths-based, compassionate stance to each session and emphasizes radical self-love as a foundation for change.
Ashley uses a mix of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). She adapts conversations and strategies to the person in front of her so therapy fits daily life and goals. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on small, concrete steps.
She has experience with trauma, eating-related concerns, mood disorders, and LGBTQIA+ issues. Ashley’s background includes work with adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and caregiving stress, which informs her understanding of complex life situations. She centers empathy and respect in every interaction.
To begin, visitors are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Ashley prefers to arrange times directly with clients to find a workable time.
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and depression, along with relationship and intimacy concerns. Her areas of practice also include addiction, ADHD, parenting challenges, body image, and caregiver stress. Ashley brings a strengths-based, compassionate stance to each session and emphasizes radical self-love as a foundation for change.
Ashley uses a mix of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT). She adapts conversations and strategies to the person in front of her so therapy fits daily life and goals. Sessions aim to be practical and focused on small, concrete steps.
She has experience with trauma, eating-related concerns, mood disorders, and LGBTQIA+ issues. Ashley’s background includes work with adoption and foster care, attachment concerns, and caregiving stress, which informs her understanding of complex life situations. She centers empathy and respect in every interaction.
To begin, visitors are invited to use the site’s Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. Ashley prefers to arrange times directly with clients to find a workable time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Approaches for online work and habit change
Ashley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people spot and change unhelpful thoughts and routines; CBT focuses on clear, do-able steps to shift thinking and behavior. She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions in line with those values.Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaboration. The therapist and client discuss goals, preferences, and what works in day-to-day life. Together they try strategies and adjust the plan based on what helps the person make steady, practical changes.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and allow for shorter check-ins or flexible timing on weekdays. Licensed professionals can use virtual sessions to practice new habits between meetings and review progress in real time, which helps translate therapy into everyday routines.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist address?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and relationship or intimacy issues, among other concerns such as addiction, ADHD, and caregiver stress.
What is the general approach in sessions?
She uses a strengths-based style and mixes practical techniques from CBT, ACT, DBT, and EFT to help people change thoughts and everyday habits.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
Ashley has seven years of experience providing clinical therapy services and additional years working with youth and adults in schools, community, and home settings.
Where is Ashley licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Florida and practices from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled and what about cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability to get started.