Thriving Beyond Trauma

Opening the way to peace, resilience, and lasting change

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Repair That Lasts

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Real-Life Results

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Everyday Freedom

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Repair That Lasts 〰️ Real-Life Results 〰️ Everyday Freedom 〰️

Services to Support Healing & Growth

Together, we’ll create a safe space to process, grow, and reclaim your life.

  • Experiencing trauma can fundamentally change how you see yourself and the world around you. Through this work, we aim to create a life where you can thrive, enjoy meaningful connections, and build sustainable relationships.

  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that helps people recover from trauma and other distressing life experiences, including PTSD, anxiety, depression, and panic disorders.

  • Trauma influences how we engage, communicate, and function in the world of work. Through a trauma-informed, integrative approach, TIP helps us understand how your histories live in your work life—and how healing can restore confidence, clarity, and connection.

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Valerie Ashley, M.S., LPC

Seeking therapy often means you’re carrying something heavy — whether it’s anxiety, grief, depression, or the lasting effects of trauma. My role is to provide a safe, supportive space so you don’t have to carry it alone.

Together, we’ll honor your experiences while focusing on the steps you want to take moving forward. My approach is trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, and person-centered, meaning I adapt therapy to your unique needs rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.

 I believe healing happens in relationship —  It’s an honor to witness and safeguard your repair.

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How We’ll Work Together

We’ll always start with a free consultation. It’s a chance to get a feel for each other, discuss some basics, and see whether what I offer lines up with what you’re looking for and what you need. Together, we’ll create a space where your experiences are met with compassion and curiosity, not judgment. From that foundation, we’ll explore how trauma has shaped the way you move through your life and work, and we’ll begin restoring your sense of steadiness, connection, and possibility.

 Healing happens in a relationship. In our work, we’ll examine how past experiences may still live in the body and influence the way you show up in your relationships and in the world. This process isn’t about rushing toward change; it’s about building safety, integration, and a renewed sense of agency that allows your authentic self to emerge.

“The voices we grew up with become the ones inside our heads. If you were raised in chaos, of course you learned doubt, people-pleasing, or feeling “too much.”

You’re not broken—you adapted. Healing is unlearning what hurt you and practicing a kinder way forward. And, you don’t have to do it alone.”

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  • “Valerie makes you feel so comfortable. She makes you feel like family and nothing is off the table in sessions with her. I continue to recommend her to anyone who is looking for a therapist or looking to do EMDR. EMDR can change your life and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking to empower themselves."

  • “Valerie's simply been the most effective therapist I've worked with to help me process events and emotions that impacted me. Her gift of intuition combined with well-timed, well-delivered therapeutic skills provided real relief. I'm so grateful for Valerie, for the work she does and the work we've done together. Valerie knew right where to go, and what to do when we got there"

  • “Valerie is warm, easy to talk to, and has been so helpful in my journey of healing and growth. She really listened and understood me. I felt validated and she was honest in a gentle and accepting way. I came to her after Covid lockdown times and was fully triggered by so many things. I was quick to yell and had misplaced a lot of the parenting and adulting tools in my toolbox. Through talk therapy and EMDR I was able to reduce my triggers and gain control and understanding of what I was experiencing, why, and how to manage it all."

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