Ashley Cross, LPC, Clinical Site Director

Ashley Cross, MA, LPC

She/Her
Child, Adolescent & Family Therapist
CBT, Play Therapy
Kansas City, MO Clinical Site Director

You are looking for solutions to helping you cope with stress, anxiety or depression.  Your child is struggling, and you are looking for support in helping your child learn coping and calming skills, while exploring ways to help manage stressors at home.  Your teen is struggling with intense emotions, and would benefit from working with a teen therapist, one who gets teens and can provide the right support and guidance for what your teen might be experiencing.  You may be looking for child therapy, teen therapy or a teen therapy group. Perhaps you are looking for strength in your marriage, developing excellent communication skills, new ways to connect with your partner and seek greater fulfillment in your relationship.  You are looking for a trusted counselor who hears your story, cares for your family and partners with you on your journey to overall wellness.

Ashley is a warm, authentic counselor and teen therapist who finds great joy in helping others face life’s challenges, whether struggling with their own self doubts, negative thoughts, anxiety, depression or society’s perceptions. She also provides Play Therapy for children, and supports the parents through the therapeutic journey and family change.

Therapeutic Approach

As a trauma competent counselor, Ashley understands that every person’s story is unique and important.  She finds the value in individualizing her approach to counseling for each person she works with, integrating support, playfulness and intention.  She is passionate about providing her child and teen clients a safe place where they experience acceptance and understanding as they work toward healing and freedom problematic behaviors, while partnering with their parents to insure that the family system has the most comprehensive approach to overall wellness.  As a child and teen therapist, Ashley is passionate about helping the child or teen find their place and purpose in the world.  Along the journey, teens experience self-efficacy, increased confidence and a more balance approach to all areas of their life.

With her couples and relationship clients, she specializes in working with those who are struggling with problematic communication patterns, pre-marital counseling, helping partners understand the impact of anxiety, family of origin issues, and poor self-image within the relationship.  She partners with you to find the solutions that work for you, helping you discover balance, peace and fulfillment in your relationships.

Education & Training

Ashley received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, with a minor in music, from Northwest Missouri State University.  She received her Master’s Degree in Counseling and Guidance form the University of Missouri – Kansas City. In her practicum and internship, she completed Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) training, Level 1, and spent most of her time providing child and teen therapy, in addition to working closely with parents.  She has completed Gottman Method, Level 1, working with couples and relationships. She is also currently pursuing her post-graduate training in Play Therapy.
  • Kansas City, MO
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