Dr. Ashley Mitich, LCPC

Dr. Ashley Mitich is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 14 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. She invites people to take a first step and acknowledges that starting therapy can feel hard. Dr. Mitich centers the person’s own story in sessions. She treats each client as the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations are practical and goal-oriented, aimed at small changes that make daily life easier. Her work includes relationship concerns and intimacy-related issues alongside parenting and blended family challenges. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, sleep trouble, and career or motivation struggles. Additional focus areas include ADHD, attachment issues, and kink-inclusive concerns. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, the Gottman Method, and Narrative Therapy to shape sessions. That means she pays attention to how people connect with others, helps them tell and reframe their stories, and uses relationship-focused strategies when relevant. Dr. Mitich’s approach is straightforward and collaborative. She helps clients set clear goals, try new skills between visits, and track progress over time. The aim is steady, manageable improvement rather than quick fixes.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of connection and how people form bonds. It looks at how past relationships shape present interactions and helps people shift the ways they seek and give support. The Gottman Method emphasizes practical skills for communication and conflict management in relationships. It uses structured exercises to improve listening, reduce defensiveness, and build trust over time. Narrative Therapy invites people to tell their stories and separate themselves from problems. It helps reframe difficult experiences so people can see new options and feel less defined by past events. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That process can include trying a few strategies and adjusting as needed to match progress and comfort. Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life, save travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce barriers to attending appointments. Discussing logistics during the matching and scheduling steps will clarify the best way to receive care.