Ashley McGarity

Ashley McGarity is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida. She helps adults who are facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, grief, and the practical fallout of life changes. Her work often focuses on improving focus, managing strong emotions, and building clearer communication with others.

Ashley uses a blend of approaches to match each person's needs. She leans on cognitive behavioral therapy to spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. She draws on attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas to improve how people relate and to strengthen their sense of safety in relationships.

Her style is practical and down-to-earth. She helps clients develop habits, strategies, and skills that fit their daily life. Sessions include working on clear boundaries, assertive communication, and steps to manage anxiety or addictive behaviors.

Ashley also brings an existential perspective when questions about purpose, values, or identity come up. That can mean talking through meaning, clarifying values, and setting goals that reflect who a person wants to become. She emphasizes self-advocacy and individuality rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

With five years of clinical experience, Ashley supports people through transitions like career shifts, parenting stress, loss, and other major life events. She invites people ready to explore change and build practical skills to begin a thoughtful, personalized process.

How Ashley’s methods fit into online therapy

Ashley blends cognitive behavioral therapy, attachment-based work, and emotionally focused ideas in her sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice and change thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. Attachment-based work looks at how past relationship experiences shape current reactions and helps people form clearer ways of connecting. Emotionally focused ideas help people name strong feelings and create new responses in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try techniques that match those needs. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus more on skills, relationship patterns, or questions of meaning and values.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people work from a quieter spot, avoid commuting, or keep working on skills between appointments. Licensed professionals and therapists adapt tools and exercises so the work translates well to remote sessions.