About Ashley
Dr. Ashley Ascherl Pechek is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado who focuses on anxiety and related concerns. She offers a calm, practical approach for people dealing with stress, mood changes, relationship strain, and life transitions.
Her style aims to help people feel heard and move toward clearer choices. She earned a Master of Arts in Community Counseling in 2008 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2018.
Background and approach
Dr. Pechek has about 15 years of experience across counseling settings and also teaches in an online counseling program. Her work blends common-sense techniques with attention to each person’s situation.
In sessions she listens first, then collaborates on goals that matter to the client. She pulls from client-centered work and cognitive behavioral methods to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also uses solution-focused strategies to set small, manageable steps forward.
People who bring worries about trauma, grief, self-esteem, parenting challenges, ADHD, or compassion fatigue often find concrete tools and clearer priorities. She supports those dealing with LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, career stress, anger, and veteran-related matters as part of her practice focus. Dr.
Pechek adapts her approach to the person in front of her, aiming for straightforward strategies that fit daily life. She encourages collaboration, practical problem-solving, and steady progress toward the client’s goals.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. In this approach the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people identify what matters most to them. It works well for concerns like anxiety, low self-esteem, and relationship stress.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Sessions include simple experiments, skill practice, and planning so clients can test new ways of thinking and acting between meetings. This approach often suits worry, panic, and persistent negative thinking.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, try options, and adjust methods based on how the client responds. People often combine elements from different approaches to address both feelings and practical steps.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video lets you use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging can support ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on real progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self-harm
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
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