Ashley Wale-Beers

Ashley Wale-Beers, MHR, LPC-S
Founder, CEO and Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor 

As a Licensed Professional Counselor, Ashley provides individual counseling as well as enjoys facilitating family counseling and parent coaching to build on family strengths and increase cooperation, communication and overall family functioning.
Ashley has an eclectic range of therapeutic approaches to be able to individualize her methodology based on client need. Ashley has an area of focus and special training in ADHD Certified Clinical Service Provider providing high competency in diagnosis, parenting and successfully managing symptoms. Ashley’s other unique areas of focus include: FASD informed mental health professional, therapeutic art, cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally focused therapy. Ashley strives for a holistic approach to address the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of each individual.

Ashley's approach to counseling is to empower her clients and families so that upon termination of therapy services, they are better able to handle life’s difficulties and challenges on their own. Ashley views herself as teammate, standing alongside clients and families in their journey.  Ashley considers herself here to assist, support, facilitate and provide them with necessary knowledge, skills and resources needed to tackle challenges in order to reach desired treatment goals.

Ashley is also passionate about working with families going through or looking to go through the adoption process.  Adoption can be full of many emotions: highs, lows, excitement, disappointment, stress, peace and sometimes unfortunately heartache.  Ashley feels honored to walk through this journey with these families and offer support through therapeutic counseling or home study services. 

Clinical Experience:
Adult and Pediatric therapy services, Infant and Toddler Mental Health, Adoption Counseling, Counseling Foster Families, Developmental Assessment Screeners, Trauma, Siblings of children with special needs and/or siblings of children with chronic illness, ADHD/ADD/Anxiety/stress related disorders, Aggression/explosive Anger disorders, Communication skills, Depressive Disorders, Interventions for difficult familial relationships, Interventions for negative behaviors/attitudes/choices, Issues involving separation from parent due to out of home placement or incarceration of parent, Issues involving self-esteem/self-worth, Issues surrounding divorce/separation, Issues surrounding the deployed parent, Mood disorders, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Parenting strategies/interventions/support, School anxiety/stress, Social Skills, Trauma/abuse/PTSD