Hi, I’m Ashley.

In a world where many of us spend our lives giving our attention outward, I believe turning your attention toward yourself with curiosity is a brave and essential practice. It matters – for you and for the relationships in your life. And doing it alongside a steady, compassionate witness matters too.

In our work together, we get to slow down (insert exhale). To pay careful attention to what’s unfolding in your body, your relationships, and your inner dialogue – with patience and tenderness. We look at what has been shaping you, what’s stuck, and what may be ready to shift. Sometimes that means getting honest about fear. Or longing. Or the places you override yourself without even realizing it.

It’s this kind of attention – this deep looking – that invites perspective and clarity, making room for new choices to emerge and change to begin.

My hope is that over time, our work together can feel like more than just a 50-minute conversation. It can become your personal practice of self-care, acceptance, and awakening that helps you remember that you are a resource for your own life.

It’s a process, I know, and it’s one I’d be honored to walk through with you.

Clinical Experience

I am a licensed social worker with a Master of Social Work from New York University and advanced training in family systems theory through the Ackerman Institute for the Family, where I studied how relationships and larger systems shape identity, safety, and belonging.

My work is also grounded in long-standing meditation practice and formal mindfulness training with the University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center and Awareness Training Institute, where I have studied Buddhist psychology and its practical application.

I have worked across community mental health, recovery and holistic treatment settings, and private practice, supporting individuals and families navigating anxiety, grief, relational conflict, addiction and recovery, identity shifts, and major life transitions.

In addition to my clinical work, I bring over 15 years of leadership in the wellness space, including mindfulness-based programming and community education. I am also a practicing artist with a background in creative arts and design – a parallel practice that deeply informs how I understand identity, expression, and integration.

Clinical Specialties

My practice is integrative, holistic, trauma-informed and client-centered. You are the expert of your life - my work is to help you navigate to trusting yourself. I draw from family systems theory, mindfulness-informed practice, somatic awareness, person-centered therapy, and anti-oppressive frameworks. This means we pay attention not only to symptoms, but to your relationships, culture, body, and the systems shaping your experience.

I’m particularly drawn to working with individuals and families navigating seasons of change. I work with creatives, caregivers and those in recovery or impacted by addiction, as well as anyone moving through anxiety, grief, relational challenges, identity shifts, or major life transitions. Much of my work involves gently untangling long held patterns, the ways of coping or relating that once helped you survive but may no longer fit who you’re becoming. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach here. I believe there are many doors through which we cultivate well-being, and therapy is one of them. I’m passionate about helping you identify the unique resources and practices that support meaningful change in your life.

Education

Master of Clinical Social Work, New York University

Family Systems, Couples, and Relational Therapy Training, Ackerman Institute for the Family

Mindfulness Teacher Training, University of California, Berkeley Awareness Training Institute

EMDR Therapy Trained, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University