About Ashley

My love and curiosity for the human experience, along with personal experiences of initiation, loss and transformation, have led to a lifelong exploration of soul. What I have discovered is that healing flows naturally when we really listen to our life’s clues, access our unique passion, rest from the struggle, and uncoil who we are meant to be in this world. New worlds opened up for me when I began a dedicated mindfulness practice from the world’s wisdom traditions, took a deep dive into the body's intelligence through somatic therapy, dance, and yoga, and discovered the field of Depth Psychology, dream work, and active imagination.

It is my joyful privilege to work with clients taking the courageous step to look within. Connecting with others in this way continues to be both humbling and meaningful.

Approach

Methods

  • Somatic Therapy, Breath, and Embodiment

  • Depth Psychology, Jungian Analysis, Active Imagination 

  • Mindfulness and Awareness Practices from the following traditions: Tibetan Buddhism, Taoism, Sufism, Christian Contemplative, Yoga

  • Existential Therapy

  • Psychodynamic Theory 

  • Ecopsychology, Nature-based Practices

  • Developmental Psychology, Integral Theory

  • Person Centered/Humanistic

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

  • Yoga Therapy

  • Writing-as-Spiritual-Practice

Education

  • MA, Counseling Psychology, Emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute

  • MA, Nonfiction Writing from Johns Hopkins University

Other Trainings

  • Somatic Therapy Training with a Certification in Advanced Human Development for Late-Stage Practitioners

  • Advanced Shadow Resolution Training and Certification, Stages International

  • Certified Yoga Teacher RYT-200 Frog Lotus Yoga, Spain / Certified Pilates Instructor, Balanced Body

  • Over 10 years of dedicated meditation and mindfulness trainings, encompassing various techniques and traditions

  • Compassion Cultivation Training and Certification with Stanford University

  • 5Rhythms Movement Practice trainings, from the work of Gabrielle Roth, the human potential movement, and transpersonal psychology

  • Wilderness Survival and Ecopsychology Trainings

  • Transpersonal and Spiritual Development Training

  • 15 years of Spiritual Writing Practice Trainings with Mirabai Starr, Natalie Goldberg, Brooke McNamara, and others

  • Jungian-Oriented Dream Exploration Groups