Ashley Burns

Ashley Burns is a licensed clinical professional counselor practicing in Montana. She brings seven years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and self-esteem concerns. Many people come to her for relationship and parenting challenges, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, or women's issues. She aims to make the first step easier by offering a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through what matters most.

Ashley favors practical conversation and steady support over jargon. She listens for patterns in relationships and attachment, then helps clients notice how those patterns show up now. Sessions focus on real-life changes clients can try between meetings, with room to process feelings when that feels important.

Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Clients can expect clear goals, gentle reflection, and options to experiment with new ways of relating to self and others. She uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds shape current connections, and Internal Family Systems to help people understand different parts of themselves.

People who value a warm but goal-oriented approach often find this style useful. Ashley emphasizes building self-understanding and stronger relationships. She supports parents working through parenting stress and people facing trauma or low mood with practical steps and ongoing emotional support.

If you’re unsure where to start, she encourages a short initial match process to identify priorities. That start helps shape a plan that fits the client’s life and goals.

How attachment work and parts work translate to online therapy

Ashley uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. This approach helps people notice patterns in their relationships and try different ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.

She also draws on Internal Family Systems to help clients identify and understand the different parts of themselves. That method helps people name inner voices or roles - for example a protective part or a critical part - and learn how to relate to those parts with curiosity rather than conflict.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to choose which methods fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That collaborative process may include trying one approach, seeing how it lands, and adjusting the plan as therapy unfolds.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm available session formats before booking so you know what to expect. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for steady check-ins during stressful periods. Some clients find short, focused sessions helpful when they need a brief reset, while others prefer longer meetings to process deeper issues. Licensed professionals adapt approaches like attachment work and parts work to the online setting so the focus stays on practical changes and clearer self-understanding.