Ashley Maag, LPC-MHSP

Ashley Maag is a licensed counselor in Tennessee with four years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, or major life changes. She aims to make it easier to talk about hard things and to find practical steps forward.

She builds sessions around an open, nonjudgmental atmosphere where people can share thoughts and feelings. Conversations are meant to feel straightforward and useful, not full of jargon. She listens, reflects, and helps clients identify small changes that can ease daily strain.

Ashley uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on client-centered work to prioritize the client's goals, cognitive behavioral skills to address patterns of thinking and behavior, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness for emotional regulation. Motivational interviewing techniques are used when people want focused help with addiction or behavior change.

Her background includes supporting people with trauma, depression, bipolar concerns, grief, parenting stress, and relationship issues. She also works with those facing caregiver burden, chronic illness, ADHD, and isolation. Ashley keeps sessions practical, aiming to teach coping tools and build small routines that fit into daily life.

People who choose her can expect clear, person-focused conversations and an emphasis on doable steps. She encourages questions and works collaboratively to set goals based on what matters most to each client.

How Ashley’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Ashley uses client-centered therapy to keep the focus on what matters most to each person, helping clients set priorities and shape sessions around their goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes that reduce stress and anxiety. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness practices are drawn on to help manage strong emotions and build tolerable routines for daily life.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to test what techniques help most and adjust plans as goals evolve. This makes it easier to focus on skills that fit someone’s day-to-day needs rather than using one fixed method.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment schedules because they reduce travel time and can be scheduled around busy days. Others appreciate that some appointments can be short check-ins while still allowing focused skill practice and goal review. Online work can support the same client-centered, skill-based work as in-person sessions when formats match the client’s needs.