Ashley McGarity , LMHC

Ashley McGarity is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) who brings focused clinical experience to adults coping with attention and anxiety-related challenges. She works extensively with people experiencing symptoms commonly associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - including inattentiveness, difficulty sustaining focus, problems with emotional regulation, and anxiety connected to attention concerns. Ashley also treats a range of anxiety disorders and integrates practical cognitive-behavioral techniques with DBT skill sets to help clients manage distress and build reliable coping strategies.

Ashley incorporates existential exploration into her work to help clients examine values, purpose, and meaning, guiding them toward clearer priorities and personal growth. She addresses relationship dynamics by teaching assertive communication, boundary setting, and ways to identify and express personal needs, with particular attention to attachment-related patterns. Her approach rejects a one-size-fits-all model; she collaborates with each person to design habits, strategies, and skills tailored to their unique strengths and circumstances.

By examining how past experiences shape present behaviors and offering tools to challenge unhelpful beliefs and thought patterns, Ashley supports people in building greater self-understanding and confidence in how they relate to others. She invites those ready to pursue a more authentic, self-affirming life to reach out and begin a guided process of change.

Therapeutic approaches for remote care and growth

Ashley McGarity uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this practical, skills-focused approach is often applied to anxiety, attention challenges, and mood concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore relational patterns and how early bonds influence current communication, boundaries, and intimacy, making it useful for relationship and attachment-related issues. Existential Therapy supports exploration of meaning, values, and life direction, helping clients clarify purpose and make choices aligned with what matters most to them.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley works with each person to assess goals, preferences, and presenting concerns, then tailors methods so therapy fits the individual rather than requiring the individual to fit a model.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so work can continue around commitments like work, family, and travel. These options make it easier to access consistent care, attend sessions from familiar environments, and maintain momentum between meetings with a licensed professional who adapts methods to the online format.