- Holistic approach
- Parenting support
- Teen-focused care
About Ashley
Ashley Barkley, LPC, helps people who are juggling parenting, relationship strain, anxiety, or grief. She focuses on clear, practical support so families and individuals can make steady changes. Her style is straightforward and calm, which many parents and young adults find reassuring.
Barkley began counseling after seeing how helpers changed her own life. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in philosophy from the University of Oklahoma. She completed a Master of Education with an emphasis in Community Counseling in 2009 and has worked in mental health since 2004, with 13 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor.
Early in her career she supported reunification efforts for children and families involved with foster care. That work gave her experience with courts and the stresses families face during challenging transitions. She later worked as a school counselor and gained a practical understanding of common struggles children encounter in group and school settings.
Barkley uses a holistic approach that considers physical, emotional, spiritual, and social needs. She draws on Client-Centered methods to make people feel heard and CBT to help change unhelpful thinking and habits. Trauma-focused tools are also part of her work when past hurts affect daily life.
She often helps teens and parents navigate the space between childhood and adulthood, and she supports people dealing with ADHD, self-esteem, anger, and coping with life changes. Readers interested in adoption and foster care topics will find her background relevant when those issues come up in therapy.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel understood and can find their own solutions; it helps when someone needs a space to talk through parenting or relationship worries. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers practical steps to change patterns that feed anxiety, low mood, or anger. Trauma-Focused Therapy teaches ways to process past hurts safely and reduce their impact on daily life, which can be useful for people with abuse or foster care histories.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that match those needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made along the way based on how the work is going.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking to know which formats are available. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into busy family life easier and can reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or options that do not require being on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals use these practical benefits to help clients keep therapy consistent while they manage school, work, and parenting demands.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship and family stress, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related young adult issues.
What is her general approach in therapy?
Her work blends Client-Centered care with practical strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods to address thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
How much experience does she have?
She has 13 years as a Licensed Professional Counselor and has worked in mental health since 2004 in roles including school counseling and foster care reunification.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas and practices there.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.