- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Grief
About Ashley
Ashley O'Leary is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience and a BACP credential. She focuses on practical support for people facing addiction, grief, parenting pressures, anxiety, and depression. Her approach is straightforward and respectful.
She aims to make the first step into therapy feel manageable for a worried parent or carer. Ashley keeps sessions centred on each person's situation and goals. She listens to what matters most and adapts conversations and plans to suit individual needs.
Background and approach
This means sessions can be short-term problem solving or a longer conversation about change, depending on what the client wants. She works with issues such as managing stress, coping with loss, relationship strain, anger, and trauma and abuse. Ashley also supports people navigating career pressures, bipolar mood challenges, and LGBT concerns.
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques while keeping language simple and practical. In sessions she aims to be warm and non-judgemental. Clients can expect clear choices about what to try next and guidance on small steps they can take between meetings.
Ashley emphasises collaboration - clients help set the pace and focus. Practical arrangements can be shaped around a client's life. She supports conversations about parenting challenges and other day-to-day pressures, helping people find workable strategies and build on what already helps them.
What Ashley works with
Everything Ashley lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Ashley helps people with.
- Addictions
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
Evidence-informed approaches and online delivery
Ashley uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, practical steps. One approach helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviours to reduce anxiety and low mood. This method is useful for stress, depression and everyday worry. Another approach concentrates on skills for coping with loss and strong emotions, offering ways to process grief and manage intense feelings over time.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The counsellor will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then suggest options. That plan can change as work progresses, with regular check-ins to make sure sessions remain useful and relevant.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when meeting in person is hard. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written communication, need flexibility during the day, or want shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Ashley
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Ashley helps people with addictions, grief, parenting pressures, stress, anxiety and depression, along with relationship and LGBT concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and collaborative, with clear options and simple steps to try between meetings.
What is Ashley's professional background?
She has three years of professional experience working in the UK and holds a BACP credential.
Where is this counsellor based?
She is based in the United Kingdom and lists her practice region as the UK.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions billed or paid for?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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