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 Hello and welcome! 

I’m so glad you are here. I am an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist who is dedicated to helping you become your best self. My focus is to create a safe space for collaboration, reflection, and personal growth and skill development to meet daily life challenges. Everyone struggles at one point or another in their life journey. We all experience loss and grief and face difficulties within our social, family, and work relationships. We or our loved ones may struggle with anxiety, depression, addiction, divorce, or trauma. We can be overwhelmed by a major life change like retirement, marriage, graduation, or becoming empty nesters. You are not alone.

I have worked with all age groups, individuals, couples, and families around life issues including depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, ADHD, self-esteem, parenting, anger management, relationship issues, fears, trauma, grief/loss, military families, personal growth, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and life stage transitions.

My empathetic and nonjudgmental approach is client-centered—I meet my clients where they are and create a safe environment for growth and healing. I consider myself an eclectic therapist and utilize the following evidence-based therapeutic modalities including: Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy and parts work, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic-Based therapy, Solution-focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Strengths Based interventions, Person-Centered Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Each intervention allows individuals to explore different coping strategies. Working together, we explore ways to help struggling adults, couples, families, adolescents, and children find new solutions to life’s challenges in a safe and supportive environment.

I have earned a Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from Touro Worldwide University, a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Education from Concordia University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Sport Science from Concordia University. My work experience includes 10+ years in business, 15+ years in education and residential recovery programs facilitating process, educational, and family groups. For fun, I enjoy spending time with my friends, family and three labradors, camping, sailing, art, and traveling.

Hi I’m Kim Cotton!

I am glad you are taking this important and exciting next step on your journey. I would be honored to be a part of that with you. 

Life is full of ups and downs and navigating challenges on your own can be difficult. Even reaching out for support can feel overwhelming. I employ an encouraging strength based and collaborative approach. I strive to support my clients in feeling understood and accepted. I believe that you are the expert of your own experiences and that you ultimately have your answers within. My goal is to help you navigate the process of discovering what those answers are for you. Having a trusted and trained ear can make all the difference. I believe growth and healing can happen in a safe and non-judgmental space where you can share openly and honestly. 

I am sex positive, kink and poly affirming, LQBTQ+ friendly and queer allied. I specialize in working with gender non-conforming individuals. I work with neurodivergence including autism and ADHD. Experienced with disability, intellectual disability including brain trauma, end-of-life transitions, and blindness. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. 

Dedicated to facilitating self-discovery and healing, I utilize an eclectic combination of evidence-based methods such as mindfulness, present centered therapy, harm reduction and a person centered approach. My work emphasizes unconditional positive regard, a non-judgemental demeanor and collaboration. 

As a queer and neurodivergent therapist I emphasize with the unique challenges faced by my clients. Honoring their journeys of self discovery, healing and resistance. I am from San Diego and love music!!

My name is Ashley Harrell, AMFT, Associate Marriage & Family Therapist. I enjoy using a myriad of therapeutic modalities to help my clients accomplish their zenith pursuits. I wholeheartedly believe that it's imperative to understand one’s strengths and weaknesses to formulate a plan for success. Moreover, I believe that everyone is capable of changing their weaknesses into strengths; impowerment and self-advocacy are effective conduits to bring about personal growth and change. 

Navigating life and its various challenges is nothing short of arduous. The demands that we encounter daily can seem burdensome and tedious; overwhelm us to the point where we feel like we are stuck or incapable of coping. In fact, managing our diverse roles and responsibilities, let alone, our well-being becomes grueling. So, what do you do? Well, by seeking counseling you have already taken the first step. As your therapist, we will work together to address your concerns and formulate a plan of action. I believe in an eclectic, integrative approach in the therapies I employ.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
•  Solution Focused Therapy (SFT)
• Gottman
• Motivational Interviewing (MI)
• Christian Counseling
• Positive Psychology
• Chapman
• Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT)
• Reality Therapy ( RT)
•  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Mindful Self-Compassion MSC
•  Narrative Therapy NT

My Specialties is working with clients, Adults, Teens, and Couples dealing Depression, Anxiety, Self-esteem, POC, Discrimination, Grief/loss, Relationship issues, Autism, Academic & Work stress, OCD, Life Transitions, Divorce.I'm excited to work with you in accomplishing your goals and assisting you in developing tools along with insight for your empowerment and growth. 

When I'm not working I enjoy running, reading/book club, bowling, miniatures, watching historical and social documentaries. I enjoy traveling with my family and learning about different cultures.