Ashley Cross, LCSW

Ashley Cross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience helping people through major life challenges. She works with individuals facing anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, caregiving strain, and stress tied to work and family roles. Her first sessions are paced so clients can start slowly and feel comfortable.

She builds sessions around a person-centered stance, meeting people where they are and leaning on their own strengths. That means listening closely, asking practical questions, and helping clients set goals that matter to them. She uses simple, evidence-based strategies to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, as she applies it, focuses on identifying thoughts that make problems worse and replacing them with clearer alternatives. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when emotion regulation and distress tolerance are priorities. Emotionally-Focused Therapy techniques can help when relationship and attachment concerns come up.

Ashley also brings experience supporting parents, caregivers, and people coping with adoption, abandonment, blended family stress, and aging and geriatric issues. She helps people manage caregiver fatigue, communication breakdowns, and difficult transitions with practical coping steps.

Sessions aim to produce clearer choices and daily routines that fit each client’s life. Outside of work she stays active at the gym and spends time with family and friends at outdoor events.

How these approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy is about listening and following the client's pace. The therapist focuses on understanding each person's concerns and building on strengths to set meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical steps to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping and distress tolerance.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will review goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped before. This collaborative process helps decide whether CBT, DBT skills, an emotion-focused approach, or a mix will best fit the client's needs.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking since the biography does not list formats. Many people find remote sessions easier to fit into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can make it simpler to maintain regular appointments during life transitions, caregiving responsibilities, or tight schedules while still focusing on skill building and problem-solving.