About Ashley
Ashley Burns is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Montana. She has seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and issues tied to relationships and parenting. She emphasizes a calm, approachable style that aims to make starting therapy easier for people who feel nervous about the first step.
Ashley creates a space where clients can speak openly about their thoughts and feelings. She focuses on building understanding around attachment patterns and how those patterns affect relationships and self-worth.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and practical, with attention to what feels most helpful for each person. Her work includes addressing trauma and abuse when it comes up, and she supports people working on self-esteem and motivation. She also brings attention to women's issues and family concerns as they relate to an individual's well-being.
Ashley uses Internal Family Systems ideas to help people notice different parts of themselves and how those parts interact. People often need help making sense of their patterns and changing unhelpful habits. Ashley aims to help clients recognize those patterns and try manageable steps toward change.
She speaks English and practices from Montana. Starting therapy with her usually means a short intake and a plan tailored to your priorities. The process emphasizes collaboration so goals reflect what you want to change and how quickly you want to move.
How attachment work and IFS translate to online therapy
Ashley uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds shape current relationships and emotional responses. This approach helps people notice patterns in closeness, trust, and how they react under stress. Internal Family Systems (IFS) is used to identify different 'parts' inside a person - for example a critical part or a protective part - and to help those parts relate to each other in kinder ways.Finding the right approach is collaborative. Ashley discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts techniques based on what feels useful. Together, therapist and client decide whether attachment-focused work, IFS, or a blend will best address the concerns you bring in sessions.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversations for deeper processing, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and text work well for brief check-ins, ongoing support, or when typing helps someone organize thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy family schedules while keeping treatment flexible and consistent.
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What this therapist works with
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- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
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- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Montana
- Languages
- English
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