Ava Roush, LPC

Ava Roush is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in West Virginia with nine years of counseling experience. She has worked with people facing depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, trauma, borderline personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, addictions, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and has provided support to individuals who have experienced physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.

Ava brings a warm, enthusiastic, and upbeat manner to her sessions and follows a non-judgmental approach that recognizes seeking help as an important first step toward wellbeing. Her clinical work draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and solution-focused techniques, which she blends and adapts to meet each client’s needs. Communication style and treatment plans are tailored to the individual, with a focus on practical skills and collaborative goal-setting.

She aims to listen attentively and to support clients as they move toward healthier patterns and greater resilience. Ava welcomes clients who are ready to take steps toward positive change and offers consistent encouragement throughout the therapeutic process.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Ava Roush

Ava Roush integrates acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) into her practice. ACT encourages clients to clarify personal values and to build psychological flexibility so they can act in ways that matter to them even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. DBT emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness skills for people struggling with intense emotions or relationship difficulties.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work, and Ava collaborates with each client to determine which strategies fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts techniques over time so the treatment aligns with what the client finds most helpful.

Online therapy with Ava is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access support from home or work, and use a format that best suits the client’s communication style.