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Ashley Donahue, LCPC

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Family
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Ashley

Ashley Donahue, LCPC, brings a practical, evidence-informed approach to counseling grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Background and approach

With 12 years of clinical experience in Illinois, she combines these methods with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to help clients clarify values, shift unhelpful thinking patterns, and build workable coping skills. She emphasizes understanding how thoughts and behaviors interact to guide meaningful change rather than relying on one-size-fits-all solutions.

Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and family issues, sleep difficulties, and career or life transitions. Additional focus areas include attachment and communication problems, impulsivity and anger, hoarding, isolation and issues related to aging or fatherhood.

Ashley frames treatment collaboratively, meeting clients where they are and tailoring interventions to each person’s goals and circumstances. She holds an Illinois LCPC (IL LCPC 180011203) and offers therapy in English.

Sessions are available through video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, with a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to therapist availability.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Access

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is used to help clients identify personal values and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present; it can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and navigating life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on recognizing and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, which supports symptom relief for issues like stress, sleep problems, and mood concerns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) adds skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, useful when impulsivity, anger, or intense emotional responses are present.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist works with clients to explore which combination of ACT, CBT, DBT, mindfulness, or motivational interviewing best fits their needs, goals, and personal preferences rather than prescribing a single method from the outset.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for scheduling and for choosing the communication style that fits a person’s life. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care across busy schedules and varied daily demands while allowing licensed professionals to apply ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness-based strategies in ways that suit each client.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Ashley works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family problems, sleep difficulties, career transitions, and more.
What therapeutic style can I expect?
The approach blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and motivational interviewing, focusing on values, thought patterns, and practical skills to support change.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 12 years of professional experience working with diverse client needs across many presenting concerns and life stages.
Where is she licensed and what are her credentials?
She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Illinois with the credential IL LCPC 180011203.
Is therapy available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Available session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

Also works with

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Ashley can help with

Ashley Donahue works with clients on stress and anxiety, family conflicts, depression, coping with life changes, and ADHD.

Ashley works with clients of all ages (2-75), ethnicities, and socio-economic groups.

Ashley works with trauma therapy, the foster care system, depression and anxiety issues, family therapy, and daily life and family stressors.

How Ashley approaches therapy

Ashley's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor practicing in Illinois.