Ashleigh Buss

My approach to therapy is client-centered and non-judgmental, and based on the tenets of trauma-informed and multicultural practices. I utilize an integrative approach to therapy that will mold and change with you as you begin the therapeutic process and move through life. I tend to use a Relational Cultural therapy lens that acknowledges the impact that relationships have on your interactions with the world and aims to help you create and maintain growth-fostering relationships that will support you outside of the therapeutic environment, including your relationship with yourself. Your intersections (e.g., gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, spirituality, ability, age, etc.) as a human being are important to how you navigate life and the therapeutic relationship, so we will take time to explore these as I get to know you and you find further understanding of yourself. In the therapy room, I frequently use somatic and mindfulness-based practices to connect your brain and body. This means that, alongside traditional talk therapy, we will likely be up and moving around from time to time. I pull from a variety of theoretical models because I believe that there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all approach to counseling.