About Ashley
Ashley McGarity is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping adults manage anxiety, stress, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and works to make therapy feel practical and relevant. Her style aims to build clearer communication and stronger coping habits in everyday life.
She draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That helps people understand why they react the way they do and what to change.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered methods to keep the work tailored to each person’s values and goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy is part of her approach for spotting unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors. Ashley uses practical exercises and thought work to reduce anxiety and improve focus.
She also integrates emotionally focused elements to help people name and process feelings inside relationships. Ashley emphasizes collaboration. She and the person in therapy outline small, doable steps that fit daily life.
Progress often includes learning communication skills, setting boundaries, and practicing emotion regulation techniques. With five years of experience and a Florida LMHC credential, Ashley supports people through big life changes like grief, career shifts, and identity questions. She offers a respectful, individualized pace so people can build confidence and clearer self-understanding.
If someone wants to explore their sense of purpose, manage addictive behaviors, or work on self-esteem, Ashley aims to combine practical tools with deeper insight. Her goal is to help people act on what matters to them and feel more in control of day-to-day challenges.
How Ashley’s approaches fit into online therapy
Ashley commonly uses attachment-based ideas to help people see how early relationship patterns affect current behavior and emotional reactions. That perspective is useful for anyone wanting clearer communication or more stable connections. She also uses client-centered therapy which keeps the work focused on an individual’s values and goals, letting sessions move at the person’s pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used for practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily functioning.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. Ashley collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds, so the approach evolves with the person rather than being fixed from the start.
Online formats make it easier to keep therapy consistent. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when video isn’t possible or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or quick emotional support between scheduled sessions. These flexible options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum toward their goals.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English