Ashley Askins
Compassionate, practical therapy for lasting change
LPC-MHSP Tennessee
- Experience
- 5 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Parenting
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ashley
Ashley Askins is a licensed counselor practicing in Tennessee who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar symptoms, parenting concerns, ADHD, and related life challenges.
Background and approach
She approaches clients with the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and brings strengths that can be mobilized for change. Ashley emphasizes practical skill-building alongside exploration of underlying patterns to reduce distress and increase stability.
Her work blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with attachment-informed perspectives, EMDR techniques for processing traumatic memories, mindfulness practices to promote present-moment awareness, and motivational interviewing to support change. Over five years of experience inform a collaborative style that centers client goals while offering structure and tools tailored to individual needs.
She frames therapy as a partnership: clients set priorities and she provides guidance, strategies, and accountability. Ashley holds the LPC-MHSP credential and combines clinical training with a coaching-minded approach to help clients discover purpose, work through guilt and shame, address substance concerns, and rebuild self-love.
She welcomes those ready to take the step toward clearer thinking and healthier patterns, supporting progress at a pace that feels manageable.
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Care
CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with concrete behavioral experiments, making it useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current responses, offering ways to shift interaction habits and increase emotional safety. EMDR provides structured processing for distressing memories through guided bilateral stimulation and can be helpful for lingering trauma symptoms.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to weigh goals, symptoms, and preferences, trying methods that match current needs and adjusting over time. Clients and therapist monitor progress together and decide which tools to keep, modify, or set aside.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone conversations, live chat, or text-based messaging so people can access care from home or work. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and to continue momentum between meetings through messaging when needed. Licensed professionals can guide skill practice, trauma processing, and mindful exercises using these formats to support steady progress.
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Experience
5+ years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English