Therapist profile
Ashley Whitman, LMSW, LISW
LISW in Michigan and Ohio - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Motivational interviewing
About Ashley
Ashley Whitman is a licensed social worker in Michigan and Ohio with 10 years of clinical experience. She holds both an LMSW and an LISW and focuses on a wide range of everyday and complex concerns. Her listed areas include relationship strain, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and issues around addiction and self-esteem.
Ashley centers practical conversation and steady skill-building in sessions. She uses straightforward methods to help people notice patterns, change difficult behaviors, and respond differently under stress. Sessions often include work on coping skills for anxiety, clearer communication around relationship problems, and tools to manage mood and cravings.
Her background includes steady work with people facing life transitions, workplace stress, and the emotional fallout of caregiving or grief. Ashley also supports clients dealing with body image, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges related to ADHD and bipolar mood patterns. She lists experience with adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment concerns, and blended family issues.
Ashley names Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing among the approaches she uses. That typically looks like listening first, then collaboratively selecting practical techniques and small experiments to try between sessions.
She offers some evening video and phone appointments and has expanded text sessions available. International clients are accepted. Before booking, confirm the exact session formats and times through the booking flow so arrangements match current options.
How sessions work
How Ashley uses evidence-based approaches in online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. It helps people clarify their own goals and feel understood before moving to technique-based work.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into manageable steps and introduces practical exercises people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, improve mood, or change unhelpful behaviors.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity. It is often used alongside CBT to help with stress, sleep problems, and emotional regulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and everyday life. She uses client feedback and small tests between sessions to see what helps and adjusts the plan as needed.
The biography indicates some evening video and phone appointments and expanded text sessions. Confirm the exact session formats and times before booking so they fit your schedule. Online options can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, avoid travel, or check in during a shorter break, but please verify which formats are currently offered.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Michigan
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Ashley lists a broad range of concerns including relationship strain, parenting stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, self-esteem, grief, and intimacy-related issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach alongside CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to focus on practical skills and collaborative problem solving.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of experience working with people on issues such as workplace stress, life transitions, and recovery from trauma and addiction.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds an LMSW and an LISW and is licensed in Michigan and Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
She notes limited video and phone availability, mainly in the evenings, and some expanded text sessions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does her pricing work?
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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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