Ashley Cross, LCSW

Ashley Cross is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience supporting people through hard seasons. She works with individuals managing anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, parenting strain, and major life changes. Her first sessions are gentle and paced to the client's comfort. Ashley uses a person-centered style that focuses on the client's strengths and priorities. She listens without judgment and helps people set small, practical goals. Many clients learn tools to notice and shift unhelpful thoughts and reactions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, when used, focuses on changing thought patterns and behaviors that get in the way of day-to-day functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills can help regulate intense emotions and build coping strategies for stressful moments. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas are sometimes drawn on to deepen understanding of attachment and relationship patterns. Her work often addresses stress, self-esteem, career concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Ashley also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care issues, attachment difficulties, blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and life transitions such as divorce or aging. Outside clinical work she stays active at the gym and values time with family and friends at outdoor events. She practices in Louisiana and offers sessions in English. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site's Start Therapy flow to begin the matching process.

Approaches and Online Care That Fit Your Life

Client-centered work focuses on the person's goals and strengths. It means the therapist listens first and follows what matters most to the client, helping to set achievable steps for change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns and practice different behaviors to reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving coping during crisis moments. These skills can be useful for people who want practical tools to handle intense stress or anger.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences, and together they will decide which methods to use or adapt over time.

Confirm current online session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the profile. Online care can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten check-ins on a work break, or allow a voice-only visit when video feels like too much. Licensed professionals can tailor sessions so skills practice and problem-solving fit into everyday routines.