Personalized therapy to heal from painful experiences & manage emotional challenges
Specialized therapy for anxiety, depression, life transitions, ADHD, stress, relationship & food/body image issues
Culturally sensitive & holistic mental health treatment centering your needs, strengths and experiences.
Are you feeling stuck, confused, unseen, or unsupported as you’re struggling with life’s challenges, coping with painful experiences?
Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by pressures and stresses.
On the outside, you’re holding it together, but internally you’re hurting and having a hard time. Shame, self-hatred, isolation, internal criticism, feeling like you don’t belong, confusion are making it worse. You feel stuck, exhausted or unsure of where to go.
Maybe you feel nervous about asking for help. It’s a sign of strength and wisdom to know when something needs to change and to seek help. We can start wherever you are.
I help people develop self-compassion; heal their relationship with themselves, food and negative body image; improve connection and communication.
Through holistic, kind, trauma-informed, collaborative therapy, we will help you manage emotional challenges and heal the emotional pain you’re carrying.
We may also help let go of relationship patterns that are no longer serving you, like conflict avoidance, workaholism, living with constant burnout, people pleasing, parentification, over-functioning, perfectionism and internalized inferiority.
I’m a specialist in treating anxiety, depression, ADHD, eating disorders. I also help individuals address relationship challenges, trauma, work through life changes, complex family dynamics, and intergenerational trauma.
Through therapy, we work together, leaning on our individual and shared widsom to guide your healing journey.
We’ll incorporate your strengths, who you are, resources from your world and life experiences into creating a sustainable healing journey.
Take the next step towards healing!
Our Therapy Services
Individual Therapy
For adults living with eating disorders/disordered eating, anxiety, depression, ADHD, working through life transitions, cultural issues or adjustment and/or trauma.
Individual meal support available for adults living with eating disorders/disordered eating who are also working with a registered dietitian/nutritionist.
Family Therapy
For children, adults, siblings, parents, multigenerational and/or chosen families going through life transitions, relationship stress, conflict, and/or illness.
Not currently accepting new families.
Couples Therapy
For adults experiencing relationship stress, miscommunication, distance, disconnection, and other related issues.
Not currently accepting new couples/plural relationships.
Clients are seen by appointment only on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Ashley meets with clients online via a secure, HIPAA-compliant platform accessible via any computer, tablet or smart phone.
Therapy in San Francisco Bay Area, Greater Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Durham, Raleigh, Chapel Hill & all of California, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania
Ashley treats mainly in San Francisco Bay Area (e.g. San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Silicon Valley, Marin), Santa Barbara/Greater Los Angeles (e.g. Palos Verdes, Malibu, Westlake Village, La Cañada, Manhattan Beach, Pasadena, Claremont), Greater Philadelphia (e.g. Villanova, Bryn Mawr, Gladwyne, Radnor, King of Prussia, Doylestown, West Chester), Pittsburgh, Charlotte, and Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill/The Triangle.
Ashley delivers virtual therapy to people located anywhere in California, Pennsylvania & North Carolina.
Ashley’s Training in Culturally Sensitive Therapy
Ashley is a multicultural, child of immigrants, Asian and Latina therapist of color who deeply understands the power of therapy. She has over 15 years of experience in the mental health field. Ashley specializes in treating anxiety, depression, attention deficit/hyper-activity disorder (ADHD), executive challenges, complex family dynamics, childhood/family/intergenerational/relational trauma, and eating disorders.
Ashley is passionate about providing high-quality mental health care and serving women, folks of color, immigrants/children of immigrants, people in larger bodies, first-gen college students and folks with histories of resource insecurity, and LGBTQ+.
Her work is influenced by Relational-Cultural Theory, Feminist Therapy, Attachment-Based/Emotionally Focused Therapy, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and Compassion Focused Therapy. She also integrates skill-based therapy approaches from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Shame Resilience.
Ashley’s practice is culturally sensitive, collaborative, personalized, and feedback-informed. She also integrates spirituality and coordinates care with alternative healers, as requested by clients. Her work is focused on wholeness, connection, emotional awareness, presence and communication.
Ashley’s treatment approach is a proven effective, integrative approach that explores our identities, values, worldviews, lived experiences, strengths and relationships.
Fees & Insurance
Clients have a right to a Good Faith Estimate to approximate charges they may be billed.
Please review the Notice to Clients & Prospective Clients for more info.
Individual Therapy (50 minutes) – $275
Couples Therapy (50 minutes) – $350
Family Therapy (50 minutes) – $350
Ashley does not accept insurance. Upon request, she can provide a superbill for clients to submit to their insurance company for reimbursement. Eligibility for reimbursement and the amount varies by insurance plan. Contact your insurance company to understand your outpatient mental health benefits.
Payments can be made online by credit or debit card through several secure payment processing services. Checks are also accepted.
Sliding Scale & Treatment Assistance
A limited number of sliding scale slots are available for those who cannot afford the full fee. These are prioritized for those in the greatest need.
Several telehealth platforms offer low-cost mental health treatment or accept insurance. Check out Open Path Collective or your local community behavioral health center for low-cost services.
For those seeking assistance paying for eating disorder treatment, check out Project Heal, Eating Disorder Recovery Support (EDRS), or Eating Disorders Resource Center (EDRC). These organizations may help.
Cancellations
Provide at least 48-hours notice in advance of your session to avoid a late cancellation fee equivalent to your usual appointment fee.