Ashley Crank is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with five years of counseling experience.
01About Ashley
Ashley Crank is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas with five years of counseling experience. She greets clients with a calm, down-to-earth approach and focuses on practical steps people can use right away. Ashley aims to create a space where clients feel heard and can try new ways of coping when they are ready.
Ashley earned a Master of Education in Community Counseling from the University of Oklahoma. Her background includes work in inpatient treatment, therapeutic foster care, and the school system.
Background and approach
Those settings shaped her skill in handling intense stress, trauma, and behavioral challenges. In sessions she blends straightforward techniques like cognitive-behavioral strategies with attachment-focused ideas and mindfulness. She likes to work together with clients, adjusting techniques to fit each person’s situation.
That means the plan can change as trust grows and new needs show up. Ashley has assisted people dealing with depression, anxiety, anger, impulse control, severe neglect, abuse, and post-traumatic stress. She also supports people facing parenting strain, relationship conflict, grief, identity concerns, attention issues, and mood disorders.
Her style is empathetic but direct. She meets people where they are and offers gentle challenges when they are ready to try something different. The aim is steady progress through small, realistic changes.
Ashley welcomes conversations about how therapy could fit into daily life. She supports clients who want clear tools, emotional repair, or a calmer handle on stressful moments.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 86550 · expires May 2027
- NPI
- 1568873297 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Ashley lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family problems
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Ashley names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Ashley names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How these approaches translate to online therapy
Ashley uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing anger by teaching practical skills to test thoughts and change routines.She also uses attachment-based ideas to focus on relationship patterns and emotional safety. This approach helps people notice how early connections affect current relationships and parenting responses, and it guides steps toward rebuilding trust and connection.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each client about goals, try techniques, and adjust the method based on what works. Clients help shape the plan so it fits their needs, pace, and preferences.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video lets therapists and clients use visual cues for interpersonal work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat work well for quick check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep momentum between appointments.
05Questions people ask
What issues does Ashley help people with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, anger, grief, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and parenting or family problems.
What is her overall therapy style like?
Her style is empathetic and collaborative with clear, practical guidance. She will meet clients where they are and offer gentle challenges as they are ready.
What professional background does she bring?
Ashley has five years of experience working in inpatient treatment, therapeutic foster care, and schools, which informs her work with trauma, behavioral issues, and parenting concerns.
What credentials and region are relevant?
She holds the Licensed Professional Counselor credential, listed as TX LPC, and practices from Texas.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do costs and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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