At a glance
- Credentials
- LCMHC
- License
- LCMHC, North Carolina / 10528
- NPI
- 1013164367
- Experience
- 16 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- North Carolina
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
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- Strengths focused
- Practical tools
- Warm support
About Ashley
Ashley Ligon is a licensed clinical mental health counselor in North Carolina with 16 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are stressed, anxious, or struggling with depression and self-esteem. Parents and professionals often seek her out for relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting strain, and career stress. Ashley aims to create a warm, respectful space where people feel heard and understood.
Ashley draws on practical, strengths-based methods to help people notice what’s working and what needs to change. She uses Motivational Interviewing to support clients’ own reasons for change and Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations focused on each person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness strategies are used to build everyday skills for managing worry and mood.
Sessions are collaborative and goal-focused. Ashley works with clients to identify small, doable steps and track progress over time. She pays attention to patterns in relationships, communication habits, and coping with life transitions like separation or new parenthood.
Her background emphasizes empowerment and resilience rather than labeling. Ashley supports people coping with trauma, abuse, postpartum depression, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and workplace strain. She also helps with specific concerns such as commitment issues, infidelity, money stress, and finding purpose.
If a straightforward, empathetic approach feels right, Ashley helps people build confidence in choices and relationships. People leave having clearer plans and practical tools to try between sessions.
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How therapy approaches work online and what to expect
Ashley uses Motivational Interviewing to help clients clarify what they want to change and to build internal motivation for taking steps forward. This approach focuses on listening, asking guiding questions, and supporting clients' own reasons for change.
She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which keeps sessions focused on each person's goals and experiences. That means conversations are paced around what matters most to the client and the therapist reflects and responds to what comes up.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, used selectively, helps identify unhelpful thinking and routines and replace them with practical behaviors people can try between sessions. It can be useful for anxiety, mood, and stress-related problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences rather than using one fixed model. Discussions early on help shape a plan and adjust methods as progress is made.
Session format options were not specified in the biography, so confirm available formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, avoid travel, or check in during short breaks at work. It can also allow people to use mindfulness and behavioral homework in their daily settings, making new skills easier to practice outside of sessions. -
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHDAdditional focus areas
Commitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationInfidelityLife purposeMoney and financial issuesPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesTherapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyExperience
16+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns can Ashley help with?
Ashley works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related problems, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, and career or workplace worries.
How would you describe Ashley's therapeutic style?
Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based, using client-centered conversations and practical strategies to set goals and take steps that fit a person's life.
How much experience does she have?
Ashley brings 16 years of counseling experience to her work and draws on that background when helping people navigate complex concerns.
What are Ashley's credentials and where is she licensed?
She is an LCMHC, which stands for Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, and she practices in North Carolina.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats were not detailed in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking to make sure they match your needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ashley?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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