Ashley Maag, LPC-MHSP

Ashley Maag is a licensed professional counselor with four years of clinical experience. She creates a calm setting where people can say what they are feeling and begin to make practical changes. Ashley emphasizes listening first, then working alongside each person to set clear goals they can act on.

She often uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help identify unhelpful thinking and reshape daily habits. Ashley also draws on client-centered methods to make sure each conversation follows the client's priorities. For people who struggle with intense emotions, she uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach ways to tolerate distress and improve emotional regulation.

Ashley has worked with concerns such as addiction, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and grief. She also supports people facing parenting stress, career strain, chronic illness, and relationship struggles. Her practice pays attention to issues like attachment, abandonment, and family of origin patterns that can affect current behavior.

Sessions focus on practical strategies and skills. Clients can expect clear explanations, small steps to try between meetings, and check-ins on what is working. Ashley aims to help people build tools they can use outside of sessions.

She holds the credential LPC-MHSP, licensed in Tennessee. Sessions are offered in English and available through several online formats to fit different schedules and needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Ashley often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change small behaviors. CBT tends to focus on concrete exercises and short homework tasks that fit well into online sessions. Client-centered therapy is another approach she uses; it emphasizes listening and following the client's lead so sessions address what matters most to the person.

She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior therapy when strong emotions or impulsive behavior are present. DBT skills teach distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and clearer communication in everyday situations, which can be practiced between online meetings and reviewed together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or work better when bandwidth is low. Live chat or text-based messaging lets someone send brief updates, ask questions between sessions, or use messages when a shorter check-in is needed. These options make it easier to match therapy to a busy schedule.