Ashley Howell, LCSW
North Carolina · 7 years in practice
Ashley Howell is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-worth.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C012696 · expires October 2027
- NPI
- 1306507801 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 7
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Ashley
Ashley Howell is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-worth. She meets individuals where they are and offers steady support during hard times. Her approach is practical and rooted in real-life concerns like caregiving stress, career strain, and coping with health challenges.
Ashley uses clear, goal-oriented methods to help people notice what’s keeping them stuck and try different ways of responding.
Background and approach
She blends client-centered listening with tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address symptoms like panic, depression, and obsessive thoughts. Emotionally-Focused Therapy is part of her practice and she draws on it to help people better understand and name strong feelings. She has seven years of experience working in medical and community settings.
That background informs how she supports people facing chronic illness, cancer, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and caregiver fatigue. Ashley also has experience with aging and geriatric issues and dementia-related caregiving challenges. Sessions aim to be collaborative and down-to-earth.
People can expect direct coping strategies, short-term skills practice, and gentle attention to underlying emotions. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when someone wants help clarifying goals and staying motivated. Ashley practices in North Carolina and holds an LCSW credential.
She offers sessions in English and provides care through several online formats to fit different schedules and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ashley names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Ashley offers Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people understand and name strong emotions that affect their day-to-day life. This approach helps when feeling stuck in painful patterns or when grief and loss make daily tasks harder.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening and empathy so the person feels heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical strategies to change reactions and behaviors.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Ashley will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Plans can shift over time as progress is made or new issues emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets people work face-to-face from different locations, phone calls use less bandwidth, and messaging can be a brief check-in between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving schedules, or times when coming in person is difficult.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Ashley helps with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, compassion fatigue, family and career worries, and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and end-of-life topics.
What is Ashley's style in therapy?
The approach is practical and collaborative. Sessions mix listening with skill-building from client-centered work, CBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience, including work in medical settings and community services that inform support for health-related and caregiving concerns.
What are Ashley's credentials and location?
She holds an LCSW credential and practices in North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Ashley?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She meets via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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