AREAS OF SPECIALITY

Anxiety, OCD & Panic Attacks

Living with anxiety can feel exhausting and frustrating. Ashley knows this and is passionate about helping teen girls and women learn how to manage their anxieties and symptoms in a healthy way. Therapy in this area includes pyschoeducation on the brain and gaining a better understanding of what’s happening inside of it, along with the therapy methods of CBT and ERP (both proven to be highly effective in helping people with anxiety-related disorders).

Ashley has been a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional in the past and is currently working on renewing her certification in this area.

Pregnancy Issues

Having experienced personal hardships in her own pregnancy journeys, Ashley has a tender spot in her heart for those struggling with miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and infertility. Having a picture in your mind of what you hope your family will look like, but then having to walk a path filled with grief and uncertainty can feel lonely and scary. Ashley considers it a gift to walk alongside women in these seasons of life and offering support along the way.

MEET ASHLEY

Ashley is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Qualified Supervisor, and Owner of Unbridled Grace. She is also a mom of 3 and devoted wife of 11 years.

She graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree from Florida State University and then earned her Master’s Degree in counseling from Southeastern University.

During her counseling career, Ashley has worked in multiple private practices and gained experience counseling adolescents, women, men, couples and families. She has led group therapy programs and workshops for young women and couples in crisis.

After her variety of professional experiences, Ashley followed her passion for counseling females and created her own therapy practice, Unbridled Grace. Her therapy services are specifically designed with females in mind.

Ashley also provides Christian counseling to clients who request it. She loves helping women grow deeper in their faith, finding God’s goodness in the darkest of times, and using their faith as an incredible tool to better their mental health.

In her daily life, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband and three children (all ages 5 and under!) Reading a good book in the sunshine and yard saling with a coffee in her hand are two of her favorite self-care activities.

Perinatal and Postpartum Mental Health

As a mother of 3, Ashley is extremely familiar with the beauty and struggles that many women experience during this stage of life. Having a child is one of the biggest life changes a woman will ever experience. Did you know the structure of a woman’s brain physically changes when she has a child?! It can feel overwhelming having your life change drastically with the new responsibility of caring for a little life. Many women experience surges of postpartum anxiety, depression, and mom-guilt as their bodies and minds try to adjust to their new norm. Ashley knows this journey can feel tiring and lonely and truly enjoys guiding women through this season of their life so that they can cherish these moments in the midst of challenge.

Having experienced personal hardships in her own pregnancy journeys, she has a tender spot in her heart for those struggling with miscarriage, pregnancy loss, and infertility. Having a picture in your mind of what you hope your family will look like, but then having to walk a path filled with grief and uncertainty can feel lonely and scary. Ashley considers it a gift to walk alongside women in these seasons of life and offering support along the way.