Ashton Whitmore (she/they)

MA, LPC
Accepting Clients

Being a human is hard, and existing in a body can be challenging. You’re not alone. Together let's make it make sense and find ways to cope.

Licensed Professional Counselor in ,

Services
  • Individual
  • Child
  • Adolescent/Teen

About My Clients

Struggling with perfectionism or an overly critical inner dialogue? Maybe you feel the need to keep tabs on everything, try and control yourself, your environment, your feelings or carry an unreasonable amount of responsibility for things outside of your control. Most of my clients are burnt out by constant worries and what ifs. They had de-centered their own experience and well being in hopes of protecting against others' reactions.

My Background and Approach

As an Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed therapist, I offer a non-pathologizing, compassionate approach grounded in the belief that we are all doing our best, often with strategies that once kept us safe or met our needs. Collaboratively, we can explore whether those strategies still serve you and create space for new, empowered choices in how you relate to yourself and the world. Therapy with me is relational, supportive and direct. It won’t always be comfortable AND you will be held with care and respect through it. As a mindfulness-based clinician, we will work together to increase your awareness, to expand choice, and build up strategies to move through discomfort. My work focuses on helping you reclaim your agency with courage, soften into your experience (not resist it), and build a caring relationship with all parts of yourself.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe in a trauma-informed approach that views clients through various lenses, and considers social, cultural, and systematic influences. I offer an inclusive space that explores how identity, oppression, and/or marginalization plays a role in one’s perception of themselves and their outlook on healing and recovery.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Internal Family Systems Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Relational Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Humanistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Nonviolent Communication
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Transpersonal Therapy
  • Internal Family Systems
  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)

Issues I Treat

Specialties
LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Other Issues
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Anxiety
  • Body Image Issues
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Women's Issues
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Out of Network
I offer online counseling in the following states:
I have experience with the following
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Judaism

At A Glance

  • Experience: 9 years of practice
  • Languages: English
  • Rate: $180 - 180/session

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