Therapist profile
Ashley Ligon, LCMHC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor - Relationships and Parenting
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- CBT methods
- Mindfulness skills
- Solution-focused work
About Ashley
Ashley Ligon is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina with 16 years of experience. She helps adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, grief, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and attention. Her work also addresses career stress, anger, compassion fatigue, and life changes.
Ashley uses a practical, person-focused approach. She listens first, then helps people identify what is getting in the way of daily functioning and relationships. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps rather than long lists of abstract tasks. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to notice unhelpful thoughts and on solution-focused methods to find immediate ways forward.
Mindfulness skills and motivational interviewing are woven into sessions when they fit a person's goals. Those tools support self-awareness, stronger decision-making, and steadier emotion regulation. The aim is concrete change the client can notice between sessions.
Ashley often helps people address communication problems, commitment questions, divorce and separation concerns, infidelity, and parenting challenges. She also works with perinatal issues such as postpartum depression and adjustments after pregnancy and childbirth. Topics like money strain, workplace difficulties, and social anxiety are part of her caseload as well.
Clients can expect a calm, straightforward style that focuses on practical strategies and measurable progress. To begin, she asks people to clarify immediate concerns, sets collaborative goals, and checks in on what’s helping and what needs to change.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Ashley commonly integrates client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy. Client-centered work means she focuses on each person's experience and priorities, listening carefully and building goals together. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety or depression.She also uses mindfulness practices to help with emotion regulation and present-moment noticing. Mindfulness exercises are short and practical and can be done between sessions to manage stress and reactivity.
Finding the best approach is part of the process. Ashley collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan based on what is working and what needs more attention.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Some approaches, like brief CBT exercises or short mindfulness practices, adapt well to remote meetings and can be used to track progress between sessions.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of relationship problems does she address?
She helps with communication problems, commitment issues, infidelity, and divorce or separation concerns. The focus is on improving how individuals navigate those situations.
Will she help with parenting stress and postpartum concerns?
Yes. She works with parenting strain and perinatal topics including postpartum depression and adjustments after pregnancy and childbirth.
What is her general style in sessions?
Her style is practical and client-centered. She listens first, sets clear goals, and uses straightforward strategies that clients can try between meetings.
How long has she been practicing and what is her background?
She has 16 years of counseling experience and practices as an LCMHC in North Carolina. That credential appears as LCMHC in her profile.
Where is she licensed and what language does she use?
She is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC and conducts sessions in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients. Sessions are offered to people within her licensure region.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
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