- Stress and anxiety
- Addiction support
- Attachment issues
About Ashley
Ashley French is an LCPC and an LPCC with 20 years of clinical experience based in Kentucky. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship concerns, grief, bipolar disorder, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, career questions, depression, and coping with life changes. She also works with compassion fatigue and related struggles.
Ashley talks plainly about how avoidance and busyness can lead to more pain. She invites people to notice how their habits and old patterns affect current choices. In sessions she offers observations and feedback alongside clients' stories. The aim is to increase awareness so people can make more mindful choices.
Her background includes many years of clinical practice helping people sort through complicated feelings tied to abandonment, attachment struggles, adoption and foster care histories, and family-of-origin problems. She also brings experience with addiction, codependency, caregiver stress, and the emotional impact of medical issues such as cancer.
Ashley uses ideas from attachment-based work and client-centered methods to ground conversations. She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy and elements of existential and Jungian thinking when they fit a person’s situation. Sessions tend to focus on clear, practical next steps as well as noticing deeper patterns.
People who contact her are often dealing with big life transitions - first jobs, relationship shifts, loss, or feeling stuck. She works with adults to talk through what feels overwhelming and to clarify values and goals before deciding what comes next.
How her therapeutic approaches work for online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people notice ways they seek connection or distance and can support changes in relationship habits. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience and aims to create time for them to tell their story and reflect on values and choices. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That choice can be adjusted over time as issues shift or new priorities emerge.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into a busy life - they can reduce travel time, make it easier to schedule around work or school, and allow for shorter check-ins when days are tight. Phone sessions can help when bandwidth is limited, and video can support more direct interaction; the therapist will talk through the practical options so sessions fit daily routines.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, relationship problems, grief, bipolar issues, trauma and many related concerns listed in her profile.
What is her approach in sessions?
Her style combines client-centered listening with attachment-based observations and DBT skills when helpful. Sessions mix practical steps and noticing deeper patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Ashley has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LCPC and LPCC credentials and practices out of Kentucky as listed in her profile.
Can she work with people who live outside the US?
Sessions are offered to international clients as noted in her profile. Conversations are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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