- Attachment approaches
- DBT skills
- Client-centered care
About Ashley
Ashley French is an IL LCPC and KY LPCC with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, and family-related issues including family of origin concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Ashley speaks plainly about how disconnection from feelings and values increases suffering. She notes that life’s pain is part of being human and that tending to emotional needs often gets postponed because of work and home demands. Her approach encourages noticing patterns that keep people stuck and making small, practical changes that fit into daily life.
In sessions she listens to someone’s story and points out observable patterns in thinking and behavior. She emphasizes returning attention to values and goals so choices align better with what matters. This can mean practicing new ways to respond, using mindfulness skills, or trying different ways of communicating.
Ashley uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods to keep the session focused on the person’s experience. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used for managing intense emotions and improving coping strategies.
Her work also touches on abandonment, adoption and foster care topics, codependency, caregiver stress, and coping with life changes such as divorce or illness. People often come to address family patterns that repeat across generations and want clear, practical steps to change them.
How Ashley’s approaches translate to online work
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current behavior and closeness. It can help people who notice repeating relationship roles or discomfort with intimacy to understand where those patterns began and how they show up now.Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s experience in the room. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and follows the person’s priorities so sessions stay relevant to immediate concerns and values.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Those skills are practical tools people can practice between sessions when stress is high.
Finding the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. She will discuss goals, preferences, and the patterns someone wants to change, then suggest which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
The biography does not list which session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or making it possible to keep appointments across time zones. Licensed professionals can adapt the approaches above to work through family of origin issues and emotion regulation in an online format.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Kentucky, Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, bipolar disorder, depression, and family-related concerns including family of origin issues.
How would she describe her style in sessions?
She listens to a person’s story and points out patterns in thinking and behavior, then suggests practical steps to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience supporting adults with emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds IL LCPC and KY LPCC credentials and is based in Kentucky.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she offer?
The biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Looking for someone else? Find them by surname.