I’m starting a private practice!

I’m officially stepping into a new chapter — one that feels both exciting and a little bit surreal:
I’m starting my own private practice.

This has been a quiet dream of mine for years, tucked between long workdays, grad school, clinical training, chronic migraines & health issues, grief/loss of my Dad, a near death experience, late-night reflections, and all the life transitions that have shaped me into the therapist I am today. It took a lot of courage, clarity, and truth-telling with myself to finally say:
It’s time.

Why now?

I’ve spent the last decade listening to people’s stories — the grief, the resilience, the trauma, the patterns they’re trying to break, the parts of themselves they’re trying to understand. And through all of it, I kept noticing the same thing:

People heal best when they have a space that feels grounded, safe, relational, and human.

I wanted to create a practice where clients don’t feel rushed, pathologized, or squeezed into a model that doesn’t honor their complexities. I wanted a space that reflects my values:

• trauma-informed

• culturally aware

• neurodivergent-affirming

• socially conscious

• grounded in compassion and truth

A space where healing isn’t about “fixing” you; it’s about seeing you, believing you, and walking alongside the parts of you that are still tender or tired.

What this practice means to me

Starting Ash Wellness is not just a business decision —it’s a reclaiming of my purpose and my pace. It’s the first time in a long time that I’ve allowed myself to imagine a working life that honors both my clients and my own nervous system, health, and capacity.

It’s also a commitment to doing therapy differently:

• slower, not rushed

• deeper, not surface-level

• relational, not performative

• collaborative, not top-down

• accessible, not elitist

Healing shouldn’t require people to contort themselves. And therapy shouldn’t reinforce the same systems that hurt people in the first place.

Who I hope to support

So many of the people I’m drawn to working with are:

✨ neurodivergent
✨ intuitive
✨ sensitive and overwhelmed
✨ creative
✨ reflective
✨ navigating trauma or chronic stress
✨ questioning their identity, direction, or belonging

People who feel deeply, think deeply, and often carry more than they speak aloud.

People who are doing their best in a world that asks far too much.

What’s next

Over the next few months, I’ll be sharing:

• pieces of my journey (the real & honest parts of building a practice)

• reflections on healing, systems, relationships, nervous system health, and everyday resilience

• resources for clients

• updates on offerings, groups, and future projects

If you’re reading this, thank you for being here — whether we’ve known each other for years, or whether you stumbled onto my website at exactly the right moment.

Here’s to beginnings, courage, and the unfolding ahead.