Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Adults, Couples, and Teens (16+)
Helping You to Feel Better
Grounded Support for: Anxiety and Depression • Complex Trauma (related to a chaotic or emotionally abusive childhood, religious trauma) • Stress and Grief • Intrusive Thoughts and Perfectionism • Life transitions • and Exploring Identity, Meaning, Spirituality, and Purpose.
Ashley Dahl, MSW, LSWAIC, CMT-P
In‑person in Vancouver • Telehealth in Washington
Oregon Residents: offices are located just 5-minutes from the I-5 Bridge.
All of You Is Welcome, Right Where You Are
You don’t need the right words. Longing for relief is enough. You don’t have to have everything figured out. An ache for something different is enough.
“Oh my heart. You don’t have to go it alone.”
— Bhikshuni Jenta, The Conqueror
You also don’t need to walk this journey alone. I’ll meet you where you are. Your whole self is welcome — including the messy, uncertain, complicated, and tender bits.
I’m here to support you in feeling better, and to honor the parts of you that want to be heard.
When Life Piles Up
Life brings hurt, loss, and struggle. Some hurts are bigger or more confusing than others. Over time, they can pile up.
Often this appears as persistent anxiety, reactivity, or stress — and sometimes as low energy, withdrawal, or a sense of being stuck.
Coping strategies meant to protect you can become struggles themselves: intrusive thoughts, perfectionism, people‑pleasing, controlling behaviors, avoidance, or isolation.
There is a pathway to relief. You don’t need to walk it alone.
A Supported Path Forward
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
Mindfulness is a way of living that cultivates steadiness and buoyancy— it helps you to both ground and to be responsive. It makes room for all of you by inviting clear and caring awareness to your unfolding experiences.
In mindfulness therapy, we forge compassionate pathways to help you disentangle from unhelpful patterns and intrusive inner chatter. We explore mind–body–heart connections and practice effective ways to soothe your nervous system. Together we strengthen your capacity to emotionally regulate so you can meet difficulties from a more resourced, steady heart.
Along the way we also let in the good, fostering wonder and joy.
My aim is to help you heal and experience greater well‑being, while gaining tools that will continue to support you in daily life and relationships.
Additional Areas of Specialty
Complex Trauma
Caregiver Burnout
Ecotherapy
Compassionate Guidance Rooted in 20 Years of Transformative Practice
I've guided hundreds of people through their deepest struggles and their healing journeys over the past 20 years. In that time, I've witnessed the remarkable resilience and transformations that emerge when people feel safe and connected with their authentic self.
I’m committed to providing trauma-sensitive and affirming therapy for LGBTQ+, neurodivergent, and BIPOC clients, approaching our therapeutic relationship with humility, accountability, as well as ongoing learning.
I'm a licensed associate therapist in Washington. I offer in-person sessions for clients in the Portland/Vancouver area, and secure telehealth statewide. I’m in network with Premera, Lifewise, Blue Cross Blue Card, and GAIP insurance. I also accept self-pay with a sliding scale.
Visit my Services page for full scheduling, insurance and fee details.