Ashley Martin-Ibarra
Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s complex challenges
LPC Texas
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Family
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ashley
Ashley Martin-Ibarra is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Texas who brings 15 years of clinical experience to her work with people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and family concerns, mood disorders, trauma, and other life challenges.
Background and approach
She combines evidence-informed strategies with a warm, client-centered stance to help clients build practical coping skills, address communication and intimacy concerns, and navigate complicated family dynamics such as blended family issues, infidelity, and codependency. Her background includes experience across independent practice, community mental health, behavioral health hospital settings, and probation departments.
Her style blends cognitive-behavioral techniques with client-centered and solution-focused elements, and she also draws from DBT and motivational interviewing when helpful. That flexible approach supports work on issues like grief, anger, parenting challenges, addiction recovery, ADHD, bipolar mood management, and compassion fatigue.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs with an emphasis on collaboration, respect, and practical steps toward clearer thinking and healthier patterns. Available in English and practicing in Texas, she offers multiple online session formats to fit varied schedules and preferences.
Prospective clients are invited to begin by following the site’s intake steps to connect and schedule according to therapist availability.
How therapeutic methods translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms and improve functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and a respectful therapeutic relationship where the client’s experience guides the pace and focus of work. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) combines skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to help people manage intense emotions and relationship difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each client to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Sessions may draw more on CBT for skill building, or on client-centered and DBT strategies when the relational or emotion-regulation work is primary, adapting over time as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to access consistent care around work, family, and other commitments. These formats allow licensed professionals to deliver structured interventions, teach coping skills, and maintain an ongoing therapeutic relationship while accommodating different communication styles and schedules.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English