About Ashley
Ashley Cross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and major life changes. She offers a calm, steady presence and starts at a pace that feels manageable. The first session is a low-pressure introduction where clients can share what they want and set simple goals.
Ashley uses a person-centered approach that focuses on the client’s strengths and preferences.
Background and approach
She helps people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small, practical changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, when used, is presented as a way to practice new thinking and coping skills rather than as a strict rulebook. Her style is warm and direct.
She listens closely and asks questions that help clarify what matters most. Sessions include concrete tools for managing anxiety, improving mood, and handling relationship or parenting stress. Ashley also integrates techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused methods to help with emotional regulation and communication.
Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck or uncertain about change. She works with adults in Louisiana and communicates in English. Outside of work she stays active, spends time with family, and enjoys local outdoor events.
Therapy aims to help people build a life that feels more balanced and in line with their values.
How Ashley blends approaches for online care
Ashley often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. CBT focuses on practical skills and small experiments that reduce anxiety and improve mood. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and stress-management skills, which can be useful for intense feelings and interpersonal conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley will talk with each client about their goals and life situation, then suggest options and adjust methods over time. She aims for a collaborative process where the client’s preferences guide which techniques are used.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and messaging are helpful for short check-ins, tracking progress, or times when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or everyday routines while keeping the focus on consistent progress.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana, Maine, Utah
- Languages
- English
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