Bernard Ashlock
Practical, experienced counselor focused on solutions
LCPC Kansas
- Experience
- 23 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Bernard
Bernard Ashlock is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Kansas who draws on more than two decades of experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, career questions, bipolar management, and life transitions.
Background and approach
He has worked in crisis stabilization settings, medical hospitals, independent practice, and has provided both group and individual services to children, adolescents, adults, and senior adults. His background also includes teaching as an adjunct professor at two colleges.
Bernard’s approach emphasizes collaboration and practical problem solving. He uses evidence-based methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), solution-focused strategies, and trauma-focused techniques to help clients explore their strengths, clarify goals, and develop skills to manage symptoms and daily demands.
He views clients as the experts on their own lives and offers guided reflection to uncover personal answers that may be hidden beneath past wounds. Throughout his work he aims to identify concrete steps and coping strategies tailored to each person’s needs, including attention to blended family dynamics and aging and geriatric concerns when relevant.
His practice blends clinical experience with a pragmatic focus on solutions and recovery over time.
Evidence-Informed Approaches and Flexible Online Care
Bernard uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical coping strategies for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress. He also applies Trauma-Focused Therapy to address the effects of past traumatic experiences, working to reduce symptoms and build healthy safety and coping skills.Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Bernard partners with clients to determine which methods best align with their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration may lead to blending techniques so the plan evolves as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more accessible and convenient. These options allow clients to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of care during life changes, and select the communication style that feels most comfortable while working through their concerns.
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Experience
23+ years
Licensed
Kansas
Languages
English