About Ashley
Ashley (Nikki) Gaussa is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She focuses on anxiety and stress and on concerns related to pregnancy and childbirth. She also helps people with parenting strain, family conflict, low self-esteem, and depression.
In sessions she treats people as the experts on their own lives. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works. That makes therapy a practical, step-by-step process rather than an abstract exercise.
Background and approach
Her background includes five years of professional counseling experience in community and clinical settings. During that time she has supported people through pregnancy and birth issues and early parenting challenges as well as ongoing anxiety and stress. Ashley focuses on clear goals and usable skills.
She helps people break down worries into smaller parts and try new coping strategies between sessions. She also works on motivations, confidence, and everyday habits that affect mood. People can expect straightforward conversation, gentle encouragement, and a focus on what they want to change.
Ashley aims to make the path forward manageable and to help clients build lasting tools for handling stress and anxiety.
How practical therapeutic techniques work online
Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills people can use day to day. One common approach teaches simple coping skills for anxiety and stress, such as breaking down worries into manageable steps and practicing brief relaxation or grounding exercises. These techniques help reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.Another common approach focuses on building confidence and motivation through small, achievable goals. That work involves identifying barriers, experimenting with new behaviors, and reviewing what helps. It is often useful for low self-esteem, depression, and parenting challenges because it creates visible progress over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, preferences, and current needs. She adjusts plans as progress is made so the approach fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people talk face to face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be a good option when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is low. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, quick skill questions, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to get consistent support while fitting therapy around work, parenting, and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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