Ashley Kraskey

Ashley Kraskey is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) based in Minnesota. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by everyday life and who want practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, and trauma. She also works with concerns such as eating and food-related issues, body image, and parenting strain.

Ashley aims to create a laid-back and inviting atmosphere so clients feel comfortable bringing their full selves to sessions. That comfort is important because some meetings will go deep while others focus on skill building and coping for daily life. She uses a straightforward, person-focused approach to help people take small steps toward change.

Her background includes five years of clinical counseling work with a range of concerns, including trauma, ADHD, autism, and substance-related issues. That experience informs a flexible style that shifts between processing intense material and practicing concrete skills. Sessions may include talking things through, reflecting on patterns, and trying new behaviors between meetings.

Ashley encourages questions about the therapy process and acknowledges that starting therapy can feel scary. She talks openly about what to expect and invites people to move at a pace that fits them. Her emphasis is on steady progress and realistic steps toward feeling better.

To begin, she asks prospective clients to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How Ashley’s approaches translate to online work

Ashley draws on client-centered therapy to focus conversations on each person's needs and values, helping people feel heard and guiding them to set goals that matter. Motivational interviewing is used to support change by exploring what matters to the person and strengthening their own reasons for trying something different.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley will work together with the client to decide which methods fit best for their goals and comfort level, and she adjusts the focus as progress is made or priorities shift.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can help fit therapy into busy schedules, allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited, and make it easier to attend when travel or childcare would otherwise be a barrier. It also supports working on everyday skills between meetings and reviewing progress from week to week.