Ashley Cates, LCMHC-A
She/Hers
Durham, Telehealth
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate
Accepting most BCBS and Aetna plans, State Health Plan, & Private Pay
Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate. She received her Bachelors in Elementary Education from UNC Chapel Hill and her Masters in School Counseling from UNC Chapel Hill. She has experience working with individuals across various stages of life including childhood, adolescence and adulthood. She has eight years of experience working in public schools, and now serves clients in private practice.
Her primary hope is for clients to feel seen, heard, and cared for. From there, she will apply evidence-based approaches tailored to her clients’ needs to help them reach their goals. In addition to setting goals, she guides her clients to strengthen the relationships in their lives, build self-confidence, and pursue paths of healing. She hopes to help clients identify patterns and cycles in their lives, and to determine the current impact of thoughts and behaviors on overall wellbeing.
While Ashley sees clients of all ages, she has particular expertise in working with adolescents. She believes strongly that children and teens are best served by a team approach, connecting the family to resources and helping them to navigate school and community systems when needed.
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Ashley's Blogs
Navigating the Social Media Algorithm through Pregnancy & Postpartum by Ashley Cates
Pregnancy tips: The moment you know you’re pregnant, it seems that your social media feed does too. Unfortunately, being bombarded with information about how to be the BEST parent, or what to DEFINITELY NOT DO EVER continues through pregnancy and beyond. This is made...
Are My Thoughts In Control?
The Power Of Our Thoughts We all know what it’s like to have recurring thoughts that totally consume us. It may be a thought that convinces us to “chicken out” of a new experience, a thought that shifts our sense of self worth, or a thought that makes our heart race...
Home For The Holidays: A Survival Guide
The holidays are right around the corner, once again. For many people this is a time of joy, slowing down, seeing extended family, and celebrating the year that has gone by. However, for others being home for the holdiays can be a time of heightened anxiety, preparing...