- Anxiety
- Attachment issues
- CBT techniques
About Ashley
Ashley McGarity is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with five years of experience working in Florida. She focuses on anxiety, stress, addictions, grief, relationship concerns, parenting strain, and related difficulties such as low self-esteem and coping with life changes. Ashley also addresses attachment issues and areas like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and caregiver stress.
Her sessions tend to be direct and practical. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns. She draws on Attachment-Based and Emotionally-Focused ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns with others. Existential themes are used when clients want to examine values and purpose.
Ashley helps people build concrete habits and skills. That can mean practicing assertive communication, setting boundaries, or learning emotion regulation techniques. She works with clients to create tools that fit their everyday life rather than offering a single fixed program.
She also focuses on attention and regulation challenges that often come with symptoms of inattentiveness and difficulty focusing. In those cases she blends CBT skill work with strategies for managing emotional reactivity and day-to-day functioning.
Ashley prefers a collaborative approach. She helps clients notice how past experiences show up now, then practices new responses. Sessions aim to be straightforward and useful, with steps clients can use between meetings.
Clients who want to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How Ashley’s approaches work for online sessions
Ashley often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and to practice new behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, which can make it straightforward to work on specific goals in sessions and between them.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to examine how earlier relationship experiences affect current interaction patterns. This work helps people understand connection and communication problems and try new ways of relating. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is used when the focus is on strengthening emotional responses and improving communication around feelings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will review goals, preferences, and day-to-day realities with the client and suggest which approaches to emphasize. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when needed. Some people prefer shorter phone check-ins when energy or bandwidth is limited, while video sessions support face-to-face interaction for practicing communication skills. Ask about the available formats when you complete the matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma, low self-esteem, depression, relationship problems, grief, parenting strain, and related concerns such as abandonment or caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical, skills-based work alongside exploration of relationship patterns and values. Clients can expect a mix of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, attachment-focused ideas, and emotionally-focused conversations.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of clinical experience working as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.