Ashley Maag

Ashley Maag is a licensed counselor in Tennessee who focuses on helping people manage strong emotions and life changes. She brings a calm, straightforward presence and aims to make it easier for clients to talk about worry, anger, grief, or addictive behavior. She encourages honest conversation without judgment.

With four years of clinical experience, Ashley works to create a clear plan with each person she sees. She listens first, then offers tools to notice patterns of thought and behavior. That may include practical coping skills, ways to reduce reactivity, and steps to address substance use when it is getting in the way of daily life.

Ashley uses client-centered ideas to prioritize each person's goals. She also draws on cognitive behavioral approaches to challenge unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior therapy skills to manage intense feelings. Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven in when they fit a client's needs.

Sessions are meant to feel collaborative - clients set priorities and Ashley helps map small, achievable steps. She supports people dealing with relationship stress, trauma, ADHD, mood concerns, and parenting or career strain.

People who prefer straightforward language and usable strategies may find her approach helpful. The focus is on practical change: clearer thinking, steadier moods, and healthier ways to act on difficult emotions.

Approaches that translate well to online work

Ashley uses client-centered therapy to focus sessions around each person's priorities and values. That approach helps therapists follow what matters most during remote sessions and adjust pace or tools to suit the person.

She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers concrete exercises and homework that can be reviewed during online meetings, useful for anxiety, depression, anger, and addictive behaviors.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ashley collaborates with clients to test techniques and decide what fits best based on goals and daily life. That means trying practical skills, checking what helps, and shifting course when needed.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, or caregiving. It also supports quick check-ins, practicing skills between appointments, and sharing worksheets or exercises during the meeting. Licensed professionals can adapt tools like mindfulness exercises and behavioral assignments to an online format to keep therapy focused and usable.