Ashley Pierce , LCSW

Ashley Pierce is a licensed clinical social worker who served in the Army and now sees people living in Texas. She brings three years of hands-on experience and a straightforward, steady approach to sessions. Her background makes her familiar with military life and its stresses, and she offers support for trauma and related concerns.

Pierce focuses on trauma, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and depression. She also helps with problems such as communication breakdowns, substance use, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and the fallout of separation or infidelity. Sessions are practical and aimed at small, doable steps toward feeling more in control.

Her style is direct but compassionate. She talks through difficult memories and current struggles without minimizing how painful that can be. Clients can expect clear tools for managing strong emotions and habits that get in the way of day-to-day functioning.

Pierce uses several evidence-based approaches to shape work in therapy. That may include learning new behaviors, tracking patterns that keep problems going, and developing skills for calmer reactions. She helps people connect what happened in their past to what is hard now, and then build better coping strategies.

Many people find it useful that she knows both military culture and community life in Texas. She encourages steady progress, not quick fixes, and treats each person’s goals as the road map for sessions.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Ashley often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites people to notice painful thoughts and feelings without fighting them, then commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for grief, depression, and problems that linger when avoidance has become a habit. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns; it is helpful for depression, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest an approach or mix of approaches. That plan can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for a full session when face-to-face connection matters. Phone sessions can fit into a shorter break or reduce bandwidth needs. Live chat or text messaging can work for brief check-ins, homework prompts, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and varied rhythms.