Ashley McGarity, LMHC

Ashley McGarity is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps adults facing anxiety, stress, relationship struggles, and problems tied to attention and emotional regulation. She focuses on practical skills for everyday life and clear communication about needs and boundaries. Her approach is collaborative and aims to help people feel more confident in themselves and their relationships.

Ashley combines cognitive behavioral ideas with attachment-focused thinking to look at how past patterns affect current reactions. She works with people to identify unhelpful thoughts and build new habits that fit their daily routines. Sessions emphasize skills practice, clearer communication, and steps that clients can try between meetings.

She uses client-centered principles to tailor therapy to the person in front of her rather than applying a single method for everyone. Conversations often cover values, sense of purpose, and ways to handle strong emotions so clients can make choices that align with what matters most to them. This includes addressing issues like codependency, commitment worries, and problems with trust or closeness.

Ashley also brings existential ideas into therapy, helping people reflect on meaning, direction, and what they want from life. That work pairs with skill-based strategies for mood and anxiety so reflection leads to concrete change. Her practice aims to help people move from feeling stuck to taking manageable steps forward.

She practices in Florida and works in English. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site's Start Therapy flow to match and schedule a first visit.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Ashley draws on attachment-based work to look at how early relationship patterns affect current interactions and emotional responses. This helps people who struggle with closeness, trust, or repeated relational conflicts notice patterns and try different ways of relating.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help identify and test unhelpful thoughts and to build new coping skills for anxiety and mood. That approach focuses on small, practical steps clients can practice between sessions to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Ashley will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they pick methods and skills that match the client's needs and adjust the plan as progress is made.

If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, allow a quick check-in during a lunch break, or reduce the need to be on camera. Licensed professionals aim to help clients use sessions in ways that work with their day-to-day life rather than requiring a perfect setup.