About Ashley
Ashley McMaster is an Ohio-based licensed social worker (LISW) with 20 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strains, and ADHD. She aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and supportive.
She keeps conversations practical and straightforward. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person and on small steps that fit day-to-day life. She adapts the pace and techniques to match individual needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
Her approach draws on proven methods like cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, and acceptance-based strategies. These tools help people notice unhelpful patterns, practice new ways of responding, and build routines that reduce overwhelm. Emotionally-focused techniques are used when relationships and connection are central concerns.
Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental tone during sessions. The therapist listens first, then helps set clear, realistic goals. Progress is tracked in simple ways so people can see what is changing and what still needs attention.
Over two decades of practice have included support for complex life issues such as addiction, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and identity-related concerns. That breadth means she can draw on different strategies when problems overlap. The focus is always on practical relief and skills that help clients move toward clearer priorities and better day-to-day functioning.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small actions that match what matters to them, even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions where motivation and direction feel unclear.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with everyday experiments. This approach is often used for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems because it produces concrete steps people can practice between sessions.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. The therapist will ask about goals, routines, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past, then recommend approaches that fit the client’s needs and preferences. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan can change over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone calls can be a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging lets people check in or get short, timely support between longer sessions. These options give flexibility for scheduling and communication while keeping focus on the therapeutic goals.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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