Ashley Cole , LCSW, LICSW

Ashley Cole is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people navigate major life changes and the emotions that come with them. With seven years of experience, she supports individuals facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, family transitions, career shifts, and relationship challenges. Her practice emphasizes practical skill building so clients can reduce overwhelming feelings, manage daily choices more effectively, and move forward when life feels stalled.

Ashley works with people who are coping with parenting and blended family issues, separation or divorce, caregiver stress, and questions about identity and intimacy. She also provides coaching-style guidance for those seeking to advance in their personal or professional lives, offering space to process barriers, set goals, and take actionable steps. Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a focus on real-world problem solving.

Ashley holds LCSW and LICSW credentials - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LICSW stands for Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - and brings a compassionate, collaborative stance to therapy. She listens, teaches coping skills, and partners with clients to reduce anxiety and depression so they can grieve, adjust, and grow through life transitions. Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting, grief, and issues affecting LGBT clients.

Evidence-Based Techniques for Online Support and Change

Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and processing difficult experiences. She works with skills-focused strategies that help people manage anxiety and depressive symptoms by identifying patterns, developing coping tools, and practicing new ways of responding to stress. She also applies trauma-informed approaches to help clients safely process painful events and reduce their impact on daily functioning. In addition, Ashley incorporates coaching-oriented methods to clarify goals, address career and life transitions, and support actionable steps toward change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Ashley approaches that work collaboratively. She partners with each person to explore what feels most helpful, adjusting techniques based on needs, goals, and preferences so therapy aligns with the client’s life and values.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect with licensed professionals and therapists through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work and family schedules, maintain continuity during transitions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for communication and progress.