Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
How Ashley works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Ashley
Ashley Murphy is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina. She brings 22 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, and family-related concerns. Her approach centers on listening and guiding each person toward realistic, usable change.
She uses a client-centered style that treats the person as the expert in their life. That means sessions emphasize the client's goals and choices while the therapist offers tools and perspective.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques are used to spot and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety, panic, or compulsions. Mindfulness practices are offered to help people stay present and reduce reactivity during stressful moments. Solution-focused strategies help set concrete steps and short-term goals for dealing with problems like parenting strain, blended family issues, or impulsivity.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who want to make lasting changes but feel stuck. Ashley has worked in schools, community settings, and through telehealth. She has particular experience with trauma, domestic violence, post-traumatic stress, and self-harm concerns, and supports people coping with major life changes.
Her background includes an award for School Mental Health Counselor of the Year in 2021. Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Therapy is presented as a collaborative process focused on practical strategies and steady progress.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Blended family issues
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Impulsivity
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
Approaches Ashley lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How therapy approaches work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on treating the person as the expert in their life. In practice this means sessions start with listening and prioritizing the client's goals, then shaping sessions around what the client feels is most important. It helps when people need steady support, validation, and a collaborative plan.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches concrete skills to challenge unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that maintain anxiety, panic, compulsions, or low mood. CBT is useful for managing anger spikes and reducing avoidance or impulsive responses.
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and increase awareness in stressful moments. Practicing short breathing or grounding exercises can make it easier to pause before reacting to anger or panic.
Choosing the right approach is part of working together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit the client's needs, and adjust plans over time. This collaborative process helps find what actually helps in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging. Video calls are good for more in-depth work and visual cues, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and messaging or chat work well for brief check-ins and ongoing coaching. This range makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between meetings.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
She works with people facing stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma, family problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and related issues like panic attacks and compulsions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She combines CBT, mindfulness, solution-focused techniques, and motivational interviewing to create practical steps clients can try between sessions.
What is her background and experience?
Ashley has 22 years in mental health work and a Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling. She has worked in schools and community settings and received a School Mental Health Counselor of the Year award.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in the state of South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions based on therapist availability.