Ava Roush, LPC

Ava Roush is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and trauma. She works with issues that include grief, sleep and eating struggles, self-esteem and LGBT-related concerns. Ava speaks plain, direct language and aims to make the first step feel manageable for worried people and parents.

Ava brings nine years of counseling experience to her work. She describes her style as warm, upbeat, and nonjudgmental. In sessions she listens first, then helps clients set small, practical goals. Conversations focus on what feels most urgent to the person sitting in the room.

Her approach combines several methods to match each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and act on their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at unhelpful thinking and develops new skills. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy offer tools for emotional regulation and improving close relationships.

Ava adapts how she communicates and shapes treatment plans for each person. She has worked with people affected by different kinds of abuse and with mood conditions that include bipolar patterns and disruptive mood symptoms. Her additional focuses include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and gender dysphoria.

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site's Start Therapy steps to match and schedule a session with her.

How Ava uses ACT, CBT and DBT online

Ava commonly blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts without getting ruled by them and choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches concrete skills to change them. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasizes emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication for people who feel overwhelmed by intense emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Then she tailors methods and homework so the plan fits how the client wants to move forward, making adjustments as progress or needs change.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer more scheduling flexibility for people living far from a clinician. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively through conversation, skill practice, and structured exercises adapted to a virtual setting.