Ashley Longabaugh-Cantos, LMHC

Ashley Longabaugh-Cantos is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with six years of experience. She greets clients with warmth and plain talk, and she encourages people who are taking the step to ask for help. Ashley uses practical methods to address everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and big life transitions.

Her work draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and acceptance-based approaches. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, testing small changes, and building coping skills that fit daily life. Mindfulness strategies and motivational interviewing are woven into sessions when they help a person stay focused on values and goals.

Ashley has additional experience helping people navigate adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family dynamics, and caregiver stress. She also addresses body image, eating and food-related concerns, chronic illness and pain, codependency, communication and control issues, and the aftermath of separation or domestic violence.

She aims to make sessions feel respectful and unpressured. Humor and down-to-earth language are part of her style, and she welcomes questions so people know what to expect. Ashley practices in Florida and holds the LMHC credential, which stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor.

Her approach centers on collaboration: she helps people set clear goals, tries small interventions, and adjusts the plan based on what works. That steady, practical orientation helps people build skills they can use between sessions.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Ashley commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and self-esteem work because it gives clear skills people can practice between sessions.

She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take steps toward those values even when difficult feelings are present. ACT supports coping with life transitions, chronic health issues, and ongoing worry by shifting the focus to meaningful action.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, try a method, and adjust the plan based on what helps. Clients are invited to share preferences and to experiment with exercises that fit their daily routine.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, or caregiving. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises, phone works well when a video connection is difficult, and chat or messaging can be used for quick check-ins or shorter coaching-style support between sessions.