MSW, LCSW, CADC III
Ashley Brown
I have worked with adolescents and their families in therapeutic programs since 2006. I believe no person can do this alone and that family support and connection is critical to healing and successful transition home. My dual licensure as a LCSW and CADC III, tenure as a therapist, and creative and visual art background inform my dynamic and intra-family approach. Having worked with hundreds of diverse and unique families, I employ tenants of education, communication, and boundaries. I will always apply relentless compassion for every part of your family and look forward to working with you.
My clinical style is relational, direct, and playful. I utilize a person centered approach grounded in psycho-education, Motivational Interviewing, and Play Therapy.
Ashley Brown
Neurodiversity Program Director
MSW, LCSW, CADC III
Masters, Social Work
Clinical Addictions Specialist
Focus:
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Adolescents, Young Adults and their Families
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Clinical Specialties: Neurodivergence, Gender Identity, Addictions
BIO
After graduation, I worked with Americorps in Philadelphia at a residential treatment and foster care program for children. As a mental health worker and art therapist there, I guided children through practical, emotional, and communal parts of their day. I also developed ways for my students to express themselves and explain to others without words.
I then moved to Asheville, NC to become a guide at a therapeutic program. I steadily progressed in my position there to become a senior guide and expanded my work into addiction-specific treatment. Inspired to continue work as a therapist, I graduated UNC Chapel Hill with my MSW, and went on to obtain my dual licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist. I then settled into work as a primary therapist for a therapeutic program outside of Brevard, NC, with a passionate focus on quirky adolescents. It was during my tenure there that I learned from esteemed mentors, obtained my Sensorimotor Psychotherapy specialization, and presented at conferences across the country on working with non-binary and ASD youth.
In 2021, I moved to Oregon and I began work at a transitional living program for young adults. Here, I led recovery groups for addiction and support groups for ASD and LGBTQA+ humans.
My coaching involves helping translate skills from intensive treatment to “the real world” and maintenance of those helpful skills and resources learned there. Sessions often incorporate psychoeducation about a person’s specific brain and what that means for how they show up at the dinner table, school, or when they’re alone.
When not in sessions, you can find me engaging in social justice activism alongside my husband, Eric, in the wilderness alongside my dog, Larry, or coaching CrossFit.
I have worked with humans and their families for over 15 years. From residential treatment in Philadelphia and North Carolina, and transitional living in Oregon, I’m experienced, adaptable, and hard to surprise. I grew up in Nashville, playing in creeks, exploring rooftops, and listening to Dolly Parton. I went on to graduate from Davidson College studying expressive portraiture and receive a BA in Visual Art. Through these early experiences, I learned the importance of education and hard work, the value of creative expression especially when you can’t find the right words, and the necessity of humor.