Get to Know Me

Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland, children's book author, and an advocate of social awareness and liberation to address mental health challenges.

As a Baltimore City native, she earned her Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Master's degree in Counseling Psychology from Towson University.

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Ashley utilizes a liberation focused framework when working with clients, while taking a trauma-informed, eclectic approach to therapy. She values increasing client autonomy, insight and awareness, within the system in which they live and operate.

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Her eclectic approach is evident in her previous work experiences. She has worked as an advocate and change agent for diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. She has provided mental health interventions to those experiencing and perpetuating intimate partner violence and in school based services. She also has a passion for guiding those with afro/coily/curly hair types through their journey of embracing their natural hair. Once a stylist and educator in this profession, it played a significant role in her decision on becoming a now psychotherapist. 

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As a children's book author her goal is to encourage and support communicating messages to children that help them develop integral social and emotional skills.

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