- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships
- CBT and client-centered
About Ashley
Ashley Gaines is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 20 years of experience. She works with young adults and others facing stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and life transitions.
Ashley focuses on practical conversations that help people make sense of what they are feeling. She uses clear, direct communication and listens for the everyday patterns that keep problems going. Sessions center on developing coping skills, improving relationships, and finding manageable steps forward.
Her background includes long-term work in clinical settings where she supported people with grief, parenting concerns, anger, career uncertainty, and ADHD. She also has experience with adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, chronic health problems, and separation or divorce matters.
Ashley draws from several approaches to guide sessions. She uses Client-Centered methods to prioritize each person’s needs, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to address relationship patterns. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing are included when they fit the client’s goals.
People who choose Ashley can expect straightforward planning and active collaboration on goals. She frames challenges as skills to build, not labels to carry. Before a first session, readers are asked to confirm current session options and scheduling details.
How Ashley’s approaches translate to online work
Ashley uses Client-Centered Therapy to focus sessions on what the person wants to address. This approach involves open listening and working at the client’s pace, which can help with relationship concerns, self-esteem, and stress.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is action-oriented and often includes homework exercises that can be tracked between sessions to manage anxiety, depression, or ADHD-related challenges.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used when relationship patterns are the main issue. EFT helps people recognize emotional responses and reshape how they connect with others, which can be useful for commitment or communication problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. That might mean emphasizing skills practice, short experiments between sessions, or deeper emotional work depending on what the client needs.
Confirm the available session options before booking, as the biography did not list specific online formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or busy schedules, and they can reduce travel time. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and the ability to use tools like worksheets or thought records between meetings.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, and life changes including career and parenting challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and collaborative, using clear conversation and skill-building to address day-to-day problems and relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Ashley has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings with a wide range of concerns.
Is she credentialed and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Pennsylvania and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; specific pricing depends on your chosen plan.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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