Ashley Donahue
Evidence-based counseling for life transitions and relationships
About Ashley
Ashley Donahue is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois who integrates evidence-based therapies to help people manage stress, mood concerns, relationship challenges, and life transitions.
Background and approach
With 12 years of clinical experience, she draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as central tools, while also incorporating Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing when helpful. Ashley emphasizes how thoughts and actions interact and tailors strategies to each client's goals and everyday realities.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, parenting and family issues, intimacy and communication problems, sleep difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include aging and geriatric issues, attachment and commitment concerns, hoarding and impulsivity, and feelings of isolation or emptiness.
Ashley works collaboratively to identify practical skills and values-based approaches that support coping and forward movement. She accepts clients via multiple remote formats and provides care in English.
Prospective clients in Illinois can begin by completing a brief matching questionnaire and scheduling sessions according to availability. Ashley approaches each person as an individual and aims to create a supportive, goal-oriented therapeutic partnership.
Applying evidence-based approaches to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify personal values and take committed action toward those values while learning to accept unpleasant thoughts and feelings. This approach can be useful for people facing life transitions, chronic stress, or persistent worry. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, offering practical tools for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and mood regulation. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides structured skills in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be particularly helpful for strong mood swings, intense emotions, or relationship difficulties.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist collaborates with clients to determine which methods best match their goals, preferences, and current situation. This collaborative exploration allows techniques to be blended and adjusted over time so care fits the person rather than forcing a single model.
Online therapy with this clinician is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, family, and life obligations, and they allow continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skills coaching to work effectively across these remote formats.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they licensed?
Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?
What formats are available for appointments?
How is pricing handled for therapy sessions?
What is the first step to begin working with this therapist?
Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Depression
Also works with
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English