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Ashley McCormick North

Compassionate CBT-informed care for life transitions

LMHC Florida

Experience
24 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Languages
English
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About Ashley

Ashley McCormick North brings a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-informed approach to counseling, guiding clients to examine how thoughts influence feelings and behavior. She frames work around identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and replacing them with more balanced perspectives, aiming to help people move toward fuller participation in life.

Background and approach

With 24 years of clinical experience, she has a long history of supporting clients through grief, depression, anxiety, and major life transitions. Her background includes counseling around relationship challenges, intimacy-related concerns, and parenting stress, as well as addressing addiction, trauma and abuse, and anger management.

Ashley also works with people facing chronic illness, caregiver stress, aging-related issues, blended family dynamics, and complicated feelings tied to family of origin, abandonment, or forgiveness. She emphasizes a warm, approachable manner that blends practical skill-building with emotional support so clients can process difficult feelings and practice new coping strategies.

Located in Florida and licensed as an LMHC (Florida LMHC MH7642), she conducts therapy in English and accepts international clients. The overall focus is on collaborative work that helps individuals understand their internal responses, develop healthier patterns, and pursue meaningful change across relationships, work, and daily life.

Applying CBT Principles to Online Therapy

Ashley commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify patterns of thought that contribute to emotional distress, then develop more balanced thinking and practical coping strategies. CBT is often used for concerns such as anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes because it focuses on clear, teachable skills and measurable steps toward change.

In practice she blends that skills-oriented work with supportive exploration of grief, relationships, addiction, and adjustment issues so clients can both process feelings and try new behaviors. Determining the best therapeutic approach is collaborative; she will work with each person to tailor methods to their goals, preferences, and life circumstances rather than prescribing a single path up front.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for scheduling and for maintaining continuity of care across locations. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives and to practice CBT techniques between appointments with the therapist’s guidance.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ashley address?
Ashley assists with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting and career challenges, as well as coping with life changes and bipolar disorder.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-informed approach that explores how thoughts shape emotions and behaviors, pairing practical skill-building with a warm and approachable interpersonal style.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has 24 years of professional experience working with individuals across issues such as grief, end-of-life matters, depression, and relationship adaptation.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida holding the credential FL LMHC MH7642 and provides services from her Florida practice.
Can nonlocal clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English to accommodate people outside her immediate region.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference and availability.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationFamily of origin issuesFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPregnancy and childbirthWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

Experience

24+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English