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Ashley Whitfield

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Ashley Whitfield, LPC

Mississippi

Licensed Professional Counselor - Stress and Anger

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Key details

  • CredentialsLPC
  • LicenseLPC, Mississippi / 2571; LPC, Georgia / LPC009757
  • NPI1326564220
  • Experience11 years
  • LanguagesEnglish
  • LocationMississippi

About

  • ACT and CBT
  • Skills focused
  • Life transitions

About Ashley

Ashley Whitfield is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 11 years of experience and practices in Mississippi. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, parenting struggles, depression, grief, anger, and life changes. Sessions focus on real-life problems rather than labels, and she uses practical methods to help people manage day-to-day pressure.

Ashley has provided counseling in schools, clinics, and community agencies. Her background includes work with mood disorders, attention challenges, relationship and communication problems, and career or educational transitions. She brings a lived perspective as a wife and mother, and she recognises how trauma and systemic disadvantage can affect people across generations.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Existential Therapy. In sessions she helps people notice what matters to them, spot unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, and practice small changes that reduce reactivity and build steadier responses to stress and anger.

Ashley also addresses concerns like codependency, dissociation, grief, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, and seasonal mood changes. She aims to help clients break down barriers that get in the way of daily functioning and relationships. Work tends to be goal-oriented, with skills practice and straightforward feedback.

To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule their first appointment. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Sessions are conducted in English and Ashley does not accept international clients.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Ashley uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values and take actions that matter to them, even when strong emotions are present. ACT can be helpful for stress, anger, and motivation challenges because it focuses on what a person wants to stand for in life rather than getting stuck on negative thoughts.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits, and to practice alternative behaviors. CBT is practical and skills based, and it often helps with anxiety, depression, and patterns that fuel outbursts or ongoing resentment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley will collaborate with each client to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process includes trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting plans based on real progress and feedback.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use the same ACT and CBT exercises remotely, including skills practice, thought records, and behavior experiments that fit into everyday life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoaching

Additional focus areas

CodependencyCommunication problemsDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

11+ years

Listed in

Mississippi, Georgia

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address related to anger?

She lists anger among many concerns and helps with related issues such as resentment, irritability, and emotional reactivity.

How would she describe her therapy style?

She works in a practical, skills-focused way that looks at behavior and thinking patterns and supports small, manageable changes.

How much experience does she have?

She has 11 years of experience working in schools, clinics, and community agencies.

What are her credentials and location?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, and practices in Mississippi with licensure noted as GA LPC and MS LPC.

In which language are sessions offered?

Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.

How does payment work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Ashley Whitfield

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