- Family and parenting
- Teen support
- Trauma-informed care
About Ashley
Ashley Barkley is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigate family and parenting challenges. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel practical and down to earth. Parents who are worried about behavior, communication, or big changes often find her approach steady and hands-on.
Ashley started working in counseling because she saw how much one caring person can change a life. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Philosophy from the University of Oklahoma in 2005. She completed a Master of Education with an emphasis in Community Counseling in 2009. She has 13 years of professional experience and began her career supporting children and families involved in foster care reunification.
Her early work included navigating court-related processes and supporting parents as they learned to care for children after foster placements. She later became a school counselor, which gave her practical insight into the social and academic struggles students face. Teens and parents are frequent focuses in her work, and she often draws on that school experience when helping young people.
Ashley uses a mix of counseling styles rather than one fixed method. She attends to emotional, social, spiritual, and physical factors that affect families. She blends listening with concrete strategies so people leave with clear next steps. Her goal is to help parents and young people find realistic ways to cope, communicate, and move forward.
Many families she supports bring complex histories such as adoption and foster care, trauma, or behavior concerns. She also helps with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, and attention-related challenges. When a parent wants a practical plan and steady guidance, Ashley aims to provide both understanding and actionable tools.
How her approaches translate to online work
Ashley commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Focused Therapy in her work. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely and follows the client's concerns, helping people name their goals and priorities. CBT focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical exercises for managing anxiety, mood, and behavior. Trauma-Focused Therapy addresses the effects of traumatic events and helps people build safety, skills for coping, and ways to process difficult memories.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley works collaboratively to decide what methods fit a person's goals and preferences. She checks in as treatment progresses and adapts strategies based on what is or isn't helping.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats she uses, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, like attending during a lunch break or when travel is difficult. It also supports shorter check-ins when a full-length session is not needed and allows therapists to pair conversation with home-based action steps. Licensed professionals can use remote sessions to carry therapeutic techniques into real-life routines, making practice between meetings more practical.
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Experience
13+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can Ashley help with?
She works with relationship and family issues, parenting struggles, trauma and abuse, and adoption or foster care concerns. She also supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, self-esteem, depression, and ADHD-related challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, psychodynamic ideas, solution-focused steps, and trauma-focused work. Sessions aim to balance understanding with clear actions to try between meetings.
How much experience does she bring?
Ashley has 13 years of professional counseling experience. Her background includes work in foster care reunification and school counseling, which shaped her practice with children, teens, and parents.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds the LPC credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she practices from Texas.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether phone or video sessions are offered.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.