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Ashley Maag

Compassionate, practical care for life’s challenges

LPC-MHSP Tennessee

Experience
4 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Ashley

Ashley Maag is a licensed practitioner in Tennessee who focuses on helping people navigate addiction, trauma, mood concerns, and life transitions. She brings four years of clinical experience to sessions and emphasizes creating an accepting space where clients can explore difficult thoughts and emotions.

Background and approach

Her approach centers on listening carefully, offering practical strategies, and supporting each person’s goals for change. Drawing on client-centered principles alongside evidence-informed tools such as cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing, Ashley blends practical skill-building with empathic understanding.

She works with clients on issues ranging from anxiety and depression to relationship strain, grief, parenting stress, and challenges related to ADHD or chronic illness. The aim is to teach coping skills, enhance insight, and empower clients to make sustainable shifts in daily life.

Ashley holds the LPC-MHSP credential and practices across video, phone, chat, and text formats. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and encourages people who are ready to explore change to take the first step toward support.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care



Ashley uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies to change behaviors and emotional reactions; this approach is often applied to anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. She also integrates client-centered therapy, which emphasizes empathetic listening and collaboration to help people feel heard and to clarify goals for growth. When needed, dialectical behavior therapy skills are introduced to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness for intense or fluctuating emotions.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the early work together; Ashley treats this as a collaborative conversation, exploring a client's needs, values, and preferences to shape a plan that fits their goals. She combines skill-building with supportive feedback so clients can test what works and adjust over time.

Online therapy with Ashley is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for varying schedules and circumstances. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from Tennessee without traveling to an office.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Ashley help with?
Ashley works with a wide range of concerns including addictions, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is Ashley's therapeutic style like?
Her style combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to teach coping skills and build insight.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has four years of professional work experience providing therapy and related supports to clients with diverse mental health and behavioral concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this therapist?
She holds the LPC-MHSP credential and is licensed in Tennessee under TN LPC-MHSP 5856.
Can clients meet with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English; she is not listed as providing services in other languages and is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match client needs and preferences.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCareer difficulties

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionFamily of origin issuesGuilt and shameIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessPersonality disordersSelf-harmSelf-loveSexualityTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English