Dr. Ashley Ascherl Pechek , LPC

Dr. Ashley Ascherl Pechek is a Colorado Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 15 years of experience working across diverse counseling settings. She holds a Master of Arts in Community Counseling earned in 2008 and a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision completed in 2018, and she balances part-time clinical work with a faculty role in an online counseling program. The LPC credential indicates state licensure to practice professional counseling and reflects formal training and supervised clinical experience.

Dr. Pechek provides counseling to individuals, children, and families, combining an integrative lens with Gestalt and client-centered principles to tailor care to each person. She emphasizes meeting clients where they are and supporting growth toward their personal goals. Her work draws from cognitive-behavioral and solution-focused techniques alongside trauma-informed practices to address concerns such as relationship and family issues, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, stress, grief, trauma and abuse, intimacy challenges, parenting, career questions, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and veteran and armed forces issues.

Clients can expect a collaborative therapeutic relationship that prioritizes feeling heard, validated, and empowered. Dr. Pechek aims to build a strong alliance that helps people understand their experiences and develop practical strategies for coping and change, whether they are new to counseling or have prior experience.

Approaches and online therapy tailored to your needs

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on building a respectful, empathetic relationship that honors each person’s perspective. It helps people who want a supportive space to explore feelings, identity, and interpersonal challenges without judgment.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. It is useful for addressing anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday coping concerns through skill-building and structured strategies.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on understanding and reshaping emotional responses within relationships. It can help couples and family members improve connection, resolve recurring conflicts, and strengthen emotional bonds.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Dr. Ashley Ascherl Pechek and other licensed professionals work collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match individual goals, needs, and preferences, adapting techniques as the work progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can occur via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit counseling into a busy life or to connect from different locations. These options support ongoing, consistent care and allow therapists and clients to maintain momentum between sessions.