Ashley Waddell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in the state of Virginia. She is a certified trauma specialist, forensic peer support specialist supervisor, and is trained in EMDR.

Ashley founded Wholistic Alignment Therapeutic Wellness Center (WATWC) in 2020. Ashley sees WATWC as a home to bring awareness to and de-stigmatize the idea of receiving mental health services and provide ease in initiating mental health treatment.

As an African-Centered practitioner, Ashley advocates for equitable and affordable access to culturally responsive mental health services for all. With a background in school social work, Ashley is passionate about early mental health detection and treatment to prevent symptom deterioration later in life. Through honoring her client’s strengths and lived experiences, Ashley provides her clients with the necessary tools and strategies needed to strengthen their mental health literacy and enhance body-mind-spirit wellness, to walk in alignment with their divine purpose. ​

Cost Per Session

$$$

Insurance

Yes

State Licensed

Virginia

Specialization

Abandonment

Activists

ADD/ADHD

Anger Management

Anxiety

Attachment

Birth Trauma (Child)

Body Focused Repetitive Behaviors

Body Image

Bullying

Childhood Trauma

Childhood Traumatic Grief

Children of Military Members

Chronic Pain

Complex PTSD

Complicated Grief

Developmental Trauma

Emotional Abuse

Gender Identity

Grief/Bereavement

Helping Professionals

Loss

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Oppression/Discrimination/Marginalization

Pandemic Related Stress

Panic Attacks

Perinatal Mental Health

Physical Abuse

Physical Neglect

Racial Trauma

Relationship Issues

Sexual Abuse

Social Justice Perspective

Spirituality

Suicidality

Survivors of Police Violence

Survivors of Suicide Loss

Traumatic Grief

Vicarious Trauma/Burnout

Types of Therapy

Attachment Based

Behavioral Therapies

CBT

Child Centered Play Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Children in Schools

Cognitive Therapies

DBT

Directive Play Therapy

Expressive Therapies

Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing

Mindfulness

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

Motivational Interviewing

Play Therapies

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

Solution Focused Therapies

Strengths Based Approach

Talk Therapy

Population Served

Adolescents

Children

Teenagers

Young Adults

Services

Consultation

Groups

Individuals