- Skill building
- Attachment focus
- Values work
About Ashley
Ashley McGarity is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps adults navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, and career concerns. She focuses on everyday problems like trouble concentrating, worry, low self-worth, and trouble communicating in relationships. She writes in plain language and aims to help people build clear habits and skills that fit their life.
Ashley draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work to address how past patterns affect current relationships. She supports people learning to set boundaries, speak up for themselves, and manage strong emotions. Sessions include practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and for improving how people relate to others.
Her counseling style centers on the person in front of her rather than a single method. She works with each individual to create a plan that matches their needs, values, and daily routines. That can mean building new habits, practicing communication skills, or exploring questions about purpose and values.
Over five years of practice in Florida have given her experience with grief, parenting stress, body image concerns, attachment struggles, and career-related transitions. She also supports people dealing with trauma, anger, and life changes that unsettle routines.
Sessions are conducted in English. Ashley encourages people who are ready to make changes to try a few sessions and see what feels useful, with a focus on concrete steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Ashley draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy and attachment-based work to address how past patterns affect current relationships. She supports people learning to set boundaries, speak up for themselves, and manage strong emotions. Sessions include practical strategies for changing unhelpful thoughts and for improving how people relate to others.
Her counseling style centers on the person in front of her rather than a single method. She works with each individual to create a plan that matches their needs, values, and daily routines. That can mean building new habits, practicing communication skills, or exploring questions about purpose and values.
Over five years of practice in Florida have given her experience with grief, parenting stress, body image concerns, attachment struggles, and career-related transitions. She also supports people dealing with trauma, anger, and life changes that unsettle routines.
Sessions are conducted in English. Ashley encourages people who are ready to make changes to try a few sessions and see what feels useful, with a focus on concrete steps and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Areas of expertise
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
Therapy approaches and how they work online
Ashley often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT focuses on practical exercises and homework that people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety and build better routines.She also uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. This approach helps people understand triggers, improve communication, and form more secure ways of relating to others.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley works with each person to choose what fits their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is helpful and what feels practical in daily life.
Because session formats are not specified in this profile, confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time so people can schedule around work or caregiving. Licensed professionals can guide clients through tools and skills that translate into everyday settings, helping progress between appointments without promising a specific format.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Ashley address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, self-esteem, depression, relationship and career concerns among others.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions use a mix of client-centered conversation and practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and attachment-based approaches to set goals and try new habits.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley has five years of experience working with adults on attention, emotion regulation, anxiety, and relationship issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a licensed mental health counselor, FL LMHC, practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session formats with the booking flow before scheduling, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.