Ashley (Nikki) Gaussa is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with five years of clinical work.
01About Ashley
Ashley (Nikki) Gaussa is a licensed professional counselor in Pennsylvania with five years of clinical work. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, and depression. She also supports those navigating pregnancy and childbirth concerns and women’s health issues.
Ashley listens with care and focuses on practical steps people can use each day. Ashley believes clients are the experts in their own lives. Sessions focus on the person’s strengths and small, realistic goals.
Background and approach
She offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence while helping people try new ways of coping and relating. Her background includes work with parenting challenges, family conflict, and early infant mental health. That experience has given her tools for supporting people through big transitions and the ordinary stress of daily family life.
She draws on practical strategies to improve confidence and motivation. Ashley favors clear, simple plans. Conversations often include setting short-term goals, trying small behavior changes, and checking what worked between sessions.
She helps people build routines that reduce anxiety and lift mood. People who want straightforward support during pregnancy, after birth, or while managing family strain may find her approach helpful. She aims to make each session useful and understandable.
The goal is steady progress toward better day-to-day functioning and greater confidence.
02Credentials
- LPC (Pennsylvania)
- License PC016336 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1538911649 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Women's issues
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04Online support
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One common approach is skills-based work that teaches simple coping tools for anxiety and stress, such as paced breathing, activity scheduling, and breaking problems into manageable parts. These strategies are useful for day-to-day stress and mood management.Another frequent focus is supportive counseling around pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. This involves talking through worries, normalizing the adjustment to new roles, and identifying small routines that improve sleep, energy, and confidence. That work aims to ease transitions and strengthen parenting skills.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day demands. She revises plans as needed so the therapy fits the person's life and produces useful changes.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people see nonverbal cues and have a fuller conversation. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat or text messaging supports quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible for busy lives.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
Ashley works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, and motivation. She also focuses on pregnancy and childbirth topics and women's issues.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and strengths-based. She helps people set small goals and try concrete behavior changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience in counseling and related clinical settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - practicing in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Sessions are available as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is payment handled and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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