Ashley Cross, LCSW

Ashley Cross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of experience helping people work through stress, anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. She is based in Louisiana and meets people where they are, offering calm, steady support that moves at the client’s pace. The first session is described as a gentle place to start without pressure to share everything at once.

Ashley leans on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to build on strengths and DBT skills to manage emotion and reduce reactivity. Sessions focus on practical tools people can use between meetings and clearer ways to handle day-to-day struggles.

She has experience with bipolar disorder and trauma, and she helps people facing career stress, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Ashley also addresses issues like abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and family problems, and caregiving stress. Her approach is straightforward and goal-oriented while staying empathetic.

People who prefer a collaborative, steady therapist often find her style useful. She encourages self-compassion and clearer decision making. Outside work, she enjoys exercising, family time, and outdoor festivals with friends.

Ashley aims to help clients build habits that support a balanced life. She works to make coping skills practical and relevant so people can notice change in their daily routines.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Ashley uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to practice new, more helpful ways of thinking. CBT is often useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want concrete steps to change daily habits and reactions.

She also works from a client-centered perspective, which means the conversation follows the client’s concerns and pace. This approach focuses on listening, building on strengths, and helping people set goals that matter to them.

Finding the right method is part of the work. Ashley will talk with clients about their needs and preferences and then try approaches that fit their goals. This is a collaborative process where techniques can be adjusted over time to match progress and comfort.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and messaging supports quick reflections or daily skill practice. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, and busy schedules while still using CBT and client-centered strategies effectively.