Ashley Whitman, LMSW, LISW

Ashley Whitman is a licensed social worker who helps people facing relationship struggles, addiction, anxiety, and grief. She draws on a decade of clinical experience and aims to make therapy practical and approachable for people feeling overwhelmed or unsure where to start.

She focuses on helping clients build stronger coping skills and clearer self-understanding. Sessions often cover stress, low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, eating and sleeping concerns, parental strain, and intimacy-related issues. Ashley also supports people managing mood shifts, ADHD, and career-related stress.

Ashley uses straightforward, collaborative techniques in session. She listens first, then helps set small goals and practices that fit daily life. Her work combines client-centered listening with concrete tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Her background includes ten years of clinical practice and licensure in Michigan and Ohio as an LMSW and LISW. That experience informs a flexible style that balances empathic support with skill-building. She often helps people facing blended family issues, body image struggles, codependency, and the fallout of past abandonment.

Evening sessions are common in her schedule. She has limited video and phone availability, and some expanded text sessions. Prospective clients are encouraged to confirm current session options before booking.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Ashley uses client-centered work that focuses on listening and understanding the person first. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes goals based on each person's priorities and values. It often suits issues like relationship stress, grief, and self-esteem concerns.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT includes practical exercises and short skills to try between sessions, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help you choose methods that match your needs, goals, and how you prefer to engage. That collaboration shapes whether sessions lean more toward listening and exploration or toward homework and skills practice.

Regarding online work, confirm specific session formats before booking. Her profile notes limited video and phone availability and some expanded text sessions, so ask about current options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into evenings, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when days are busy. They also let the therapist assign short exercises to practice between meetings, helping clients keep progress moving forward.