About Ashley
Ashley Farrens is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Missouri with ten years of experience. She focuses on stress and anxiety and helps people manage trauma, grief, and low self-esteem. Her approach is warm and respectful, aimed at supporting people who want clearer direction and more calm in daily life.
She uses straightforward conversations to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions are shaped around the client's needs, and she works with practical strategies to reduce anxiety and improve confidence.
Background and approach
Mindfulness skills and short-term problem solving are common tools in her work. Ashley addresses issues related to trauma and abuse with sensitivity and steady pacing. She also helps people facing divorce or separation, struggling with guilt or shame, or searching for life purpose and self-love.
Post-traumatic stress and social anxiety are part of her experience as well. Her office style is collaborative. She listens first, then suggests steps that are realistic for a person’s life.
That could look like breathing and grounding practices, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, or setting small goals to rebuild momentum. People who value kindness and practical help often find this approach useful. Ashley encourages questions and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.
Starting therapy is framed as a sequence of small choices toward a healthier routine and stronger self-trust.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Ashley often blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's unique experience, which helps people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts influence feelings and behavior and introduces practical exercises to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful patterns.She also incorporates Mindfulness Therapy when helpful, using simple breathing and grounding practices to reduce stress and bring attention back to the present. These methods are aimed at manageable changes you can practice between sessions, such as noticing anxious thoughts or pausing before reacting.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Ashley helps clients decide what to try based on their goals, daily routines, and what feels most doable. She checks in regularly and adjusts strategies so the work fits the person’s life and progress remains practical and measurable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and feedback. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging are useful for short updates, homework check-ins, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between sessions.
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- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
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