Ashley Donahue is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois.
01About Ashley
Ashley Donahue is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois. She uses clear, practical methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life changes. Ashley writes and talks in a straightforward way to make starting therapy feel manageable for busy parents and caregivers.
She bases her work on acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy. Those approaches help people notice unhelpful thoughts and take small steps toward the life they want.
Background and approach
She also incorporates mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when clients need emotion regulation tools. With 12 years of clinical experience, Ashley has supported people through trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship challenges, and career stress. She pays attention to family patterns, attachment concerns, and issues that show up around control, communication, and commitment.
Sessions often focus on concrete skills for sleeping better, managing anger, or coping with impulsivity. Ashley treats each person as an individual. She builds goals together and uses short, practical exercises between sessions.
That can include brief behavioral experiments, values-based action steps, or mindfulness practices to use at home. Her work is aimed at people who want real change without confusing jargon. Ashley offers several ways to connect, including video, phone, chat, or text messaging.
She helps people break big problems into smaller, doable steps so they can feel steadier and more capable.
02Credentials
- LCPC (Illinois)
- License 180011203 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1386021871 · 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
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Ashley names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Ashley names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Using evidence-based approaches in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking small committed steps toward them. It helps when worry, avoidance, or feeling stuck get in the way of living a meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical ways to change patterns that cause distress. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and impulsivity.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ashley collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and daily life. That means trying skills, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan over time so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can support quick skill practice, brief coaching, or ongoing accountability between sessions. These options make it easier to get continuity of care around parenting schedules, work breaks, or other obligations.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are practical and action-oriented, mixing acceptance and commitment therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness skills to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
How much experience does she bring?
Ashley has 12 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns and life stages.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds an Illinois LCPC license and practices out of Illinois.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to therapist availability.
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