Ashley Maag, LPC-MHSP

Ashley Maag is a licensed counselor who focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and life changes. She keeps conversations straightforward and listens without judgment. Her approach is practical and warm, aimed at helping people feel understood and less alone.

She creates an open space where clients can share thoughts and feelings. Sessions include teaching skills, problem solving, and making small changes that add up over time. She emphasizes listening first, then working together on steps that fit each person's life.

Ashley uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws from Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the client’s perspective, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking and behavior, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotional regulation. Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing also appear in her work when they fit the goal.

Her experience includes supporting people facing trauma, addiction, adjustment to disability, and ongoing stressors like caregiving and chronic illness. She also helps with relationship concerns, parenting stress, career strain, and questions around identity and belonging.

Ashley holds the credential LPC-MHSP, which denotes a licensed professional counselor with a mental health service provider designation in Tennessee. She practices in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English. To begin, the typical first step is an initial conversation to identify goals and decide what will help most.

How therapy approaches shape online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening to the person first and following their lead. It helps when someone needs to be heard and wants guidance that respects their own goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence feelings and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that suit the client's situation. Decisions about which approaches to use are collaborative and can change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people continue care during life transitions or when managing chronic illness, since sessions can be scheduled around medical appointments or caregiving duties. Licensed professionals will talk through scheduling and format choices to find what works best for daily life.