Ava Roush , LPC

Ava Roush is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in West Virginia with nine years of clinical experience. She has worked with people facing a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, PTSD and trauma, personality-related difficulties, addictions, and challenges stemming from physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. Her background also includes supporting those dealing with relationship and family problems, grief, eating and sleeping issues, and coping with life changes.

Ava brings a warm, enthusiastic, and non-judgmental style to her work, combining evidence-informed methods with an empathetic, client-centered stance. She integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into personalized treatment plans, adapting her communication and interventions to match each person’s needs and goals. As a licensed professional, she emphasizes practical skills alongside reflective exploration so clients can build resilience and make meaningful changes.

Ava approaches therapy as a collaborative process and is committed to listening carefully, offering support, and helping clients move forward toward healthier patterns. She aims to create a respectful space where people can address complex issues and pursue sustained growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Ava Roush draws on approaches that balance skill-building with empathetic understanding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take meaningful action despite difficult thoughts or feelings - it can be useful for anxiety, stress, and coping with life transitions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on practical skills for regulating emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and behavioral concerns. A client-centered stance underlies her work, emphasizing a warm, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship where the person’s experience guides the pace and focus of care.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ava collaborates with each person to identify goals, explore which methods feel most comfortable, and tailor interventions accordingly so the plan fits the individual’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life or access support across distances. These options allow licensed professionals to provide consistent care, adapt session formats to different needs, and maintain continuity of treatment when schedules or locations change.