Ashley Crank , LPC

Ashley Crank is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with more than 5 years of experience working as an adolescent and family therapist in Texas and Oklahoma. She holds a Master of Education with a specialization in Community Counseling from the University of Oklahoma, earned in 2014, and maintains licensure in Texas - TX LPC 86550. Ashley’s practice draws on experience across inpatient treatment, therapeutic foster care, and the school system, providing a broad foundation for supporting children, teens, young adults, and families.

Ashley has worked with clients as young as four through adulthood on a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, anger and impulse control, severe neglect, abuse, post-traumatic stress, and family or parenting difficulties. She also provides care for issues such as bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, self-esteem challenges, LGBT-related concerns, and the stresses that come with major life changes. Additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and responses to natural or human-caused disasters.

Her counseling style is empathetic and collaborative, meeting clients where they are while offering gentle challenge when clients are ready to change. Ashley integrates Trust Based Relational Interventions, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, and mindfulness-based techniques, adapting methods as client needs and the therapeutic relationship evolve. She emphasizes support and empowerment as part of the healing process and works to tailor interventions to the specific strengths and goals of each individual and family.

Approach-focused online therapy for families and individuals

Ashley commonly draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to help clients understand and strengthen relational bonds - this approach explores how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and can be useful for attachment issues, parenting challenges, and family dynamics. She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical method that helps people identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop new skills to manage anxiety, depression, anger, and stress. In relationship work she may incorporate Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), which centers on identifying and reshaping emotional responses in close relationships to improve connection and communication.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and Ashley works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time as progress and challenges emerge, treating the choice of approach as a shared decision rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online sessions offer practical flexibility - clients can meet by video call, speak by phone, or use live chat and text-based messaging when that format fits their life. These options make it easier to access consistent care across distances and schedules, support continuity of work between sessions, and allow clients to engage in therapy in ways that feel most manageable for them.