Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
How Ashley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ashley
Ashley Martin-Ibarra is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, and trauma. She also supports concerns like parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, and career stress.
Her style is straightforward and person-centered. She listens first and asks questions to understand the specific problem. Then she works with each person to build practical steps they can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Ashley uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and change behaviors that keep problems going. She draws on dialectical behavior strategies to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills for intense feelings. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about change.
She has worked in a range of settings, including independent practice, community mental health, a behavioral health hospital, and probation departments. That variety shaped her calm, direct approach and her focus on real-world coping skills. Sessions can address blended family issues, codependency, communication problems, infidelity, substance use, and co-occurring conditions.
Ashley aims to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where people can explore what’s getting in the way and try new ways of handling things.
What Ashley works with
Everything Ashley lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Ashley's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
Approaches Ashley lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Ashley often uses cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and acting to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and healthier communication when feelings run high.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will ask about goals, current challenges, and preferences, then adapt techniques to what seems most helpful. Clients and therapist check in regularly to see what is working and adjust the plan together.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction and more nuanced conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or short problem-solving between longer appointments. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to keep continuity across changing schedules.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns does Ashley help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, ADHD, and related concerns such as blended family issues and codependency.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is person-centered and practical. She listens first, then helps set clear steps and skills to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Ashley brings 15 years of experience in settings that include independent practice, community mental health, a behavioral health hospital, and probation departments.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in Texas.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does billing 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 begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.