Ashley Rankin, LCSW

Ashley Rankin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of practice. She brings a straightforward, calm presence to sessions and aims to help people move through stressful life moments. Ashley is based in Florida and works with adults on common concerns like relationships, grief, career choices, and major life changes.

Ashley earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Appalachian State University. She then completed a Master of Clinical Social Work at the University of Central Florida. Her clinical license is LCSW, and she holds licensure across multiple states while practicing from Florida.

Her approach is practical and person-focused. She uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on client-centered methods to make sessions collaborative and respectful of each person's pace.

Ashley pays attention to a wide range of concerns that can affect daily life. These include coping after loss, stress at work, anxiety and panic, social anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and difficulties related to neurodiversity and disability. She also has experience addressing traumatic brain injury and disruptive mood challenges.

Sessions aim to be straightforward and action-oriented while leaving room for personal reflection. Outside of work she enjoys reading, running, and listening to podcasts, and she lives in Florida with her husband and their dog.

How Ashley’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, collaborative space. The therapist follows your lead, checks in about what matters most, and shapes sessions around your goals and pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple exercises and small experiments to reduce unhelpful patterns like panic, avoidance, or negative self-talk.

Deciding which approach to use is a team effort. Ashley will help you try methods that fit your needs and adjust the plan as you go. That way sessions stay relevant to your goals, whether you want short-term coping tools or deeper change over time.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let you see and talk in real time for typical therapy sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework support, or fitting a session into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, and travel.