Ashley Rankin, LCSW

Ashley Rankin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with five years of practice. She works from Florida and offers supportive, straightforward therapy for people facing relationship strain, grief, career shifts, and other life changes. Ashley uses clear, practical steps so conversations feel useful from the first meeting.

She trained in social work, earning a Master of Clinical Social Work from the University of Central Florida after completing a Bachelor of Science in Social Work at Appalachian State University. Her background includes work in psychotherapy, crisis management, and treatment planning. Ashley also helps people develop self-advocacy skills and practical next steps for career concerns.

Ashley draws on client-centered therapy to follow the person’s lead and focus sessions on what matters most to them. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small behavior changes that can make daily life easier. These approaches are used to address relationship problems, grief, social anxiety, panic, and stress after injury or trauma.

She has experience supporting people who are hearing impaired and those with intellectual disability, autism or Asperger Syndrome, disruptive mood dysregulation disorder, and traumatic brain injury. Ashley aims to keep sessions plainspoken and goal-focused, helping people practice new skills between meetings.

Outside of work she lives in St. Cloud, Florida, with her husband and a German Shepherd. She enjoys reading, running, and listening to podcasts in her free time.

How Ashley’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Ashley uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on what matters to the person. That approach means the session agenda is guided by the client’s priorities, with the therapist listening, reflecting, and helping set goals.

She also incorporates cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers simple tools to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that can ease anxiety, panic, or relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ashley will work collaboratively to decide whether client-centered conversations, CBT techniques, or a mix of both fits best. That decision is based on the client’s needs, goals, and preferences rather than a preset plan.

Confirm the current session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be scheduled. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions helpful for maintaining regular progress while balancing work, family, and other commitments.