Ashley Kraskey

Ashley Kraskey is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with five years of experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, parenting challenges, and self-esteem concerns. She also helps with issues tied to abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment, autism, body image, and substance-related problems.

Ashley approaches therapy in a straightforward way. Some sessions focus on deeper processing of past hurts and trauma. Other sessions focus on practical day-to-day skills and small behavior changes. Her aim is to help people manage what feels overwhelming and make manageable steps forward.

She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s concerns and priorities. Motivational interviewing is part of her work when people want help finding the energy to change. Narrative and solution-focused ideas are used to reframe difficult stories and set short-term goals that fit real life.

Ashley acknowledges that starting therapy can feel scary. She encourages questions and discusses the process openly so people know what to expect. Her style is relaxed and direct, with attention to concrete coping tools as well as deeper emotional processing.

People considering therapy are invited to review online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial session to see how the approach fits their needs.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening closely to the person and adapting sessions to what they bring. Online sessions can still center the individual’s priorities and let the therapist follow the concerns that feel most urgent. Motivational interviewing uses gentle, goal-focused conversation to find internal reasons for change. That approach can help with feeling stuck around work, parenting, or habits by breaking change into manageable steps. Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and their lives. Online conversations can examine those stories and try out new ways of describing problems and strengths.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what seems most helpful, and then propose methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as needs shift.

This profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Online work can support both skill-building and deeper emotional processing while fitting into everyday schedules.