Ashley L. Grayson, MA, LAC, LCADC
Therapist
Locations:
New Jersey
Insurances
About
Ashley is a New Jersey native who loves dogs, plants, music, art, and the beach. Motherhood is her favorite job, and she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, doing adventures, nature, reading, writing, and cooking. She has worked with youth through adults and helps foster growth from a holistic, person-centered, trauma-informed, integrative approach. She believes in the power of change and supports others to flourish as their authentic selves through utilizing Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness-Cognitive Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Ashley values building strong therapeutic relationships to empower others on their journeys and personal pursuits of happiness. She integrates positive psychology, wellness, and spirituality into an eclectic, individualized approach; she believes we are all unique. Ashley has been working in the field as an addictions and mental health therapist, addressing co-occurring disorders and a complexity of issues.
Locations:
New Jersey
Credentials, Qualifications and Languages
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William Paterson University, MA in School Counseling & Human Services, 2022
Why Healthcare
Ashley is passionate about providing mental healthcare because she has seen the profound impact of healing and transformation. While collaborating with clients, she helps to enact change in their routines, relationships, families, and futures that can break cycles for generations to come. Ashley advocates to reduce the stigma of mental healthcare and believes mental health is true wealth.
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