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Ashley Schroeder

Practical, approachable counseling for everyday challenges

LPC South Carolina

Experience
5 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting
Approaches
Gottman Method, Client-Centered Therapy
Languages
English
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About Ashley

Ashley Schroeder is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina with five years of clinical experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or life transitions.

Background and approach

She also supports those wrestling with relationship strain, parenting pressures, attention differences, and challenges around self-esteem. Her approach begins with listening.

She aims to make sessions feel open and nonjudgmental so people can talk about what matters most. Conversations focus on real problems and practical steps clients can try between sessions.

Ashley uses several evidence-informed methods to shape therapy. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people notice and name emotions that affect relationships. She incorporates elements of the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are a central concern, and Motivational Interviewing when someone needs support finding reasons to change.

These tools are mixed to match each person’s goals and pace. Sessions can include short-term problem solving or a longer course of work aimed at deeper change.

Ashley supports people through everyday stressors, recovery from painful experiences, and efforts to build stronger connections and healthier habits.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Ashley draws from several approachable methods to guide online work. The Gottman Method focuses on identifying interaction patterns and teaching concrete skills to improve communication and reduce conflict in relationships. Client-Centered Therapy centers the client's experience and emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where people can speak freely and be heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and try different actions to change mood and behavior.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley will listen to each person's goals and try methods that fit those needs. She checks in regularly to see what helps and adjusts the plan based on client feedback and progress.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while using the approaches above to address stress, relationships, mood, and behavior.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Ashley commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting pressures, attention differences, addictions, trauma, anger, career changes, and self-esteem issues.
What is Ashley's therapy style like?
Her style is direct and supportive, focusing on listening first and then trying practical steps. Sessions mix problem solving with emotional awareness work.
What kind of professional background does she have?
Ashley holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential and has five years of professional experience in clinical settings.
Where is Ashley licensed to practice?
She is licensed as an LPC in South Carolina and provides services from that location.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book sessions?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different schedules and needs.
How do I get started with therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemADHD

Also works with

AddictionsFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesEating and food-related issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed in

South Carolina

Languages

English