Ashley Couch, LCSW

Florida · 7 years in practice

Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings seven years of clinical therapy experience to her practice in Florida.

License and registration

LCSW, Florida: SW18076 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1407500978 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 7
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Ashley

Ashley Couch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings seven years of clinical therapy experience to her practice in Florida. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around self-esteem. Ashley also supports those facing addiction, trauma, eating concerns, parenting struggles, and life transitions.

She works in English and offers online formats including video, phone, chat, and text-based messaging. Ashley’s approach is warm and direct.

Background and approach

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy along with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered methods. Sessions aim to help clients notice patterns, name emotions, and make choices that fit their values. Conversations are practical and rooted in everyday life rather than clinical jargon.

She often focuses on attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, and body image concerns when these are relevant. Ashley also addresses caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, communication problems, and challenges tied to kink and alternative sexual cultures. Her work includes support around bipolar disorder, ADHD, and career or parenting stress.

Ashley favors collaborative goal-setting. She helps people try small, doable changes and notice what works. Mindfulness practices and behavioral tools are offered when helpful to manage strong feelings and build skills.

To begin, a user completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules according to the system. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. This structure is intended to make ongoing care straightforward and flexible.

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

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Online support

How Ashley’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Ashley uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and shift unhelpful emotional patterns in relationships and personal life. EFT focuses on feelings and attachment needs and is often useful for people struggling with intimacy, grief, or strong emotional reactions.

She also draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people clarify what matters to them and take value-driven actions despite difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT is commonly used for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

Finally, client-centered techniques shape the way sessions are held: conversations are guided by the person’s goals and experiences rather than a preset agenda. This helps people feel heard and involved in deciding the next steps.

Finding the best approach is collaborative. The therapist and client discuss needs, goals, and preferences to choose methods that fit. That plan can shift over time as progress and priorities change.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be lower-bandwidth for days with limited internet. Live chat and text are helpful for short check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines while keeping continuity of care.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly help with?

Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. She also assists with addictions, trauma and abuse, eating issues, parenting stress, and relationship concerns.

What is her general therapy style?

Her style is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions focus on naming emotions, spotting patterns, and practicing small changes that fit a person’s values.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She has seven years of clinical therapy experience and prior work with youth and adults in school, community, and in-home settings. She combines mindfulness coaching with talk-based therapy techniques.

What credentials and region apply?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and provides services to people located in that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are offered?

Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

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