Ashley brings to Eastern Counseling & Wellness over a decade of experience in clinical settings with children, families, and adults. She began her career as an intensive outpatient therapist with children and families. A huge part of her work involved assisting both parents and children developing emotional regulation awareness and skills. 

Ashley was trained from the beginning of her practice days to be a trauma-informed therapist with the foundational framework of attachment, regulation, and competency (ARC). This lens focuses on attunement, awareness, and skill development in many aspects of the human experience including relationships, life transitions, core beliefs, and identity formation. This approach has helped Ashley attain successful treatment outcomes with a diverse client population.

It was in her undergraduate studies that Ashley became interested in yoga as a means to not only move her body but connect with it on a deeper, spiritual level. While continuing her education at Springfield College, (which follows the ‘Humanics’ philosophy of educating the mind, body, and spirit) and attending several silent retreats at both the Insight Meditation Society and The Barre Center for Buddhist studies, Ashley found a special place in her heart for whole body health and wellness. She was then able to envision how mindfulness, yoga, and meditation could be used in the therapy setting.

Ashley utilizes an integrative approach with all her clients, believing that the healing path looks different for every individual.

Some treatment methods she uses are:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

• Motivational Interviewing

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

• Compassion-Focused Therapy

• Strengths based model.

Ashley’s areas of specialty:

• Trauma

• Grief and Loss

• Life transitions

• Uncovering and sustaining healthy coping skills

Ashley places high value in holding a warm and safe healing space for her clients. She knows how transformative the therapy process can be. With her lived experience of cultivating Eastern traditions and practices in her own life, Ashley feels truly blessed for the opportunity to work alongside like-minded individuals. 

Ashley loves spending time in nature and especially walking! She also treasures spending time with her beloved grandfather whenever her schedule allows.