Ashley Russell PhD

(she/her)

Accepting Clients

I help clients reconnect with themselves in ways that feel safe, empowering, and sustainable.

Addictions Counselor in Kentucky

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Services

  • Individual
  • Couples

About My Clients

My ideal client is someone who feels emotionally overwhelmed, stuck in old patterns, or disconnected from their true self, but deeply desires change. They may be navigating anxiety, burnout, trauma, relationship stress, life transitions, or the quiet heaviness that comes from carrying too much for too long. Often, they are the ones others rely on, yet they struggle to ask for support themselves. They need a safe, non-judgmental space where they can finally exhale. They want to feel lighter, calm

My Background and Approach

Through a trauma-informed, relational, and strengths-based approach, I support you in gently unpacking the experiences that shaped you, without rushing your process or minimizing your pain. If you're ready to explore your patterns with curiosity, devoid of shame, I want to offer a space for you, a place where you don't have to perform, explain yourself perfectly, or hold it all together. I want to meet you where you are, and actively guide and support you as you heal, grow, and step into a life that is more aligned, connected, and authentic.

Techniques I Use

Specialties

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)

Other Techniques

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Attachment Theory
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Couples Counseling
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Pregnancy and Postpartum Relationship Issues

Other Issues

  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Burnout
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Infertility
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Parenting
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues

Client Focus

Languages
English

Qualifications

License
PhD, State of Kentucky · #281520
Supervision
Provides supervision to apprentice therapists · currently accepting supervisees
Years in practice
12 years

I offer online counseling in the following states:

Hours & Availability

New clients welcome
Currently accepting new clients
Telehealth
Available

At A Glance

  • Experience: 12 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $175/session

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