Ashley Couch, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 7 years in practice
Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of clinical therapy experience in Florida.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW18076 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1407500978 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
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About Ashley
Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with seven years of clinical therapy experience in Florida. She combines a practical, down-to-earth style with clear goals. She speaks English and uses online formats like video, phone, live chat, and text messaging to meet people where they are.
Ashley focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and self-esteem concerns. She also supports those facing addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, and career stress.
Background and approach
Her work includes attention to trauma, attachment and bereavement, and concerns tied to body image and eating issues. Her approach draws on evidence-informed methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, and client-centered practices. Sessions aim to teach skills for coping, improve emotional awareness, and change unhelpful patterns.
Ashley blends practical strategies with empathy and straightforward feedback. She often helps people who struggle with caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, communication problems, and life transitions like divorce or adoption and foster care challenges. She also addresses needs related to BDSM and kink in a nonjudgmental way when people bring those topics to therapy.
Ashley emphasizes building self-compassion and resilience. She works collaboratively to set clear goals and track progress. For those wanting to start, she asks people to use the platform's Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashley names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It focuses on values and small committed actions to move a life in a chosen direction, useful for anxiety, depression, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with mood, worry, and coping skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy blends acceptance and change strategies and emphasizes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness, helpful for intense emotions and relationship struggles.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels useful. That collaborative decision guides which methods are emphasized in sessions and how homework or practice is structured.
Online therapy makes these methods accessible through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and emotional attunement. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, focused skill coaching, or flexible support between sessions. These options offer practical flexibility so therapy can fit into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Ashley help with?
She helps address stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, eating concerns, parenting and career stress, and related problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and empathetic. She blends skill teaching with emotional processing and focuses on clear goals.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of clinical therapy experience and additional experience working with youth and adults in schools, community, and home settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does cost and billing work?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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