Ashley BrinkmanLPCC

Ashley Brinkman is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Minnesota with six years of clinical experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or relationship strain. Ashley focuses on practical changes that make daily life feel more manageable and meaningful.

She works with people facing transitions like career shifts, parenting challenges, or pregnancy and childbirth related concerns. Her approach is straightforward and compassionate. Sessions are tailored to what a person needs right now, whether that is short-term coping skills or deeper work on long-standing patterns.

Ashley draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shape sessions. That means she often blends learning new ways to respond to thoughts and feelings with clear behavioral steps to try between meetings. She explains techniques in plain language and checks in to see what works for each person.

People who prefer a collaborative, goal-focused style tend to fit well with her work. She aims to create a respectful space where people can talk honestly about fears, anger, or doubts. Ashley helps people break problems into small, doable steps and notice progress as they go.

Her practice emphasizes building skills for everyday life: facing panic, reducing obsessive thoughts, managing anger, and improving communication. If someone wants help with self-esteem, motivation, or recovering after trauma, she helps form a plan and adjusts it over time.

How ACT and CBT Shape Online Work

Ashley uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice uncomfortable thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking small actions that match what matters most, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life changes.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT often involves simple exercises and experiments between sessions to reduce panic, obsessive thoughts, and depressive thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with a person about goals, try techniques from these models, and adjust plans based on what helps most. That decision is collaborative and based on symptoms, preferences, and practical needs.

Session format options are not specified in the profile, so confirm current session choices before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. They can also make it simpler to continue work during pregnancy, postpartum recovery, or job transitions by fitting sessions around appointments and caregiving responsibilities.