About Yolanda
Yolanda "Leah" Ashton is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) based in Kentucky. She has 11 years of experience in the mental health field and focuses on practical help for stress and anxiety. Leah aims to make the first steps toward change feel doable and straightforward for people who are overwhelmed.
Leah creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk about what matters most. She helps people sort through grief, depression, and family strain.
Background and approach
Sessions emphasize clear goals and everyday skills rather than jargon or long lecture-style talks. Her approach draws on talk therapy and hands-on techniques. Leah uses Client-Centered Therapy to keep the conversation focused on each person’s needs.
She also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help identify thought patterns that feed worry or low mood. Leah blends mindfulness practices and Solution-Focused Therapy to build small, manageable changes. Motivational Interviewing is used when someone wants help finding their own motivation for change.
These methods are applied in practical ways during sessions to address issues like sleep, eating, career stress, and relationship concerns. Leah speaks English and Tagalog, and she works with people navigating life transitions, addiction concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Her style is collaborative and steady; she helps clients set realistic steps and check progress together.
How Leah’s Approaches Work Online
Leah often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing exercises to lessen stress and improve sleep.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep sessions focused on the client’s priorities. That approach means the therapist listens closely and adapts work to each person’s goals and pace. Deciding which methods to use is a joint process; Leah will talk through options and try approaches that match your needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text messaging let people send brief updates or work through short exercises between scheduled sessions. These options help make therapy more flexible for work, family rhythms, and changing schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English, Tagalog
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