Hi, I’m Ash and I’m glad you’re here.

Bedrock Therapy is dedicated to supporting people through the ups and downs and sideways along the traverse of life. Although I think I’ve always been on the path, I took the scenic route to becoming a psychotherapist. I first found my way to the mountains of the west and into a career in outdoor media and storytelling. I helped make films, written stories, and podcasts about life in wild places. Even before I became a therapist, I sat with people, and listened deeply, paying close attention to both what was said and how it was said. I wanted to go deeper, upstream, and because I believe in new beginnings, I decided to pursue a graduate degree and become a mental health therapist. Now, story helps shape my therapeutic work. I believe stories transform us— through understanding our own stories, through recognizing other versions that may also be true, and through the process of sharing our stories to connect us with each other and our shared humanity.

I’ve been on my own journey, from out-running, over-thinking & under-feeling to learning how to get my head, heart and feet in the same place. I seek to bring realness, warmth, and curiosity into all I do. I find great meaning in helping others tap into a wider landscape of self and I’d be honored to be a part of your journey.

Therapy Models I Draw From

  • Mindfulness & Compassion Practices

  • Pain Reprocessing Therapy & Nervous System Healing

  • Emotional Expression

  • Meaning and Values (Existential Theory, ACT)

  • Parts Work (IFS)

  • Inner Stories/Core Beliefs (CBT)

  • Health Psychology

  • Psychodynamic (Our relationship)

Training & Learning that Informs My Work

  • Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms Annual Conference, ATNS 2025

  • EMDR Level I Thrive 2024

  • Certified Trauma Professional (CTP) 2023

  • Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, UMass 2023

  • Therapeutic Nature Based Interventions, Somatic Nature Therapy Institute 2024

  • Psychological Stress Injury Responder Alliance 2022

  • Power of Awareness, Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield 2021

  • Wilderness First Aid 2021

  • Psychological First Aid 2016

Degrees

  • BS in Journalism and Psychology, Iowa State University

  • MA in Counseling and Career Development with an emphasis in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Colorado State University

Memberships

  • American Counseling Association

  • Association for the Treatment of Neuroplastic Symptoms

  • American Alpine Club

Interested in exploring psychotherapy with me?