Meet Ashley
I’m a trained psychologist, certified hypnotherapist, RTT® practitioner, podcast host, and I also bring lived experience as a mother who has navigated postpartum OCD.
I work with mothers experiencing postpartum OCD, particularly those who are trapped in constant “what if” thoughts about their baby’s safety, experience persistent high anxiety, and doubt their ability to care for their baby.
My approach is calm, structured, and grounded in both clinical training and lived experience.
How I came to this work…
I’m a trained psychologist, certified hypnotherapist, and Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT®) practitioner. I’m also a mother of two.
I’ve personally experienced postpartum OCD after the birth of both of my children. I know how convincing the fear can feel, how relentless the mental loops become, and how isolating it is to carry the terror quietly while trying to care for a baby.
My personal experience doesn’t replace my professional training, but it deeply informs how I practice.
It’s why I take intrusive thoughts seriously without treating them as dangerous. It’s why I focus on nervous system safety rather than reassurance. And it’s why I’m careful to provide structure and containment that supports independence, not dependence.
Postpartum OCD isn’t resolved by trying to eliminate thoughts or force calm.
Together, using The 4R Method™ we focus on:
Regulating your nervous system and develop the skills to build, maintain, and return to safety time and time again
Reducing compulsive checking, reassurance-seeking, and rumination
Understanding and resolving the root cause (core wound) that created OCD to begin with
Increasing your tolerance to uncertainty so that you can return to values-based activities
Learning how to respond differently when intrusive thoughts arise
Restoring trust in your ability to care for yourself and your baby—not by chasing certainty, but by learning how to stay present and grounded even when anxiety is loud.
This is steady, collaborative work. We move at a pace that respects your nervous system while still creating meaningful change. This isn’t about forcing confidence or ignoring fear. It’s about repairing the quiet sense of “I can handle this” that postpartum OCD often disrupts.
Clients often describe my presence as calm, grounding, and direct.
You can expect:
Clear structure and boundaries
Compassion without feeding or indulging your fears
Honest guidance grounded in psychology and nervous system science
Support that aims to build your self-trust over time
My goal isn’t for you to need me indefinitely. My goal is for you to leave this work feeling steadier, more confident, and more capable of meeting uncertainty in a way that allows you to move beyond it.
By the end of the 12-week program, you’ll:
Experience more presence with your baby and reconnect to the joy of this precious season of life.
Understand and resolve the root cause (core wound) that created OCD to begin with
Regulate your nervous system and develop the skills to build, maintain, and return to safety time and time again
Have fewer compulsions, less rumination, more life
Shift back into alignment with your own values—living the moments OCD was stealing
Restore trust in your ability to care for yourself and your baby
Walk away with a repeatable approach to resilience that travels with you in life—into another baby, a hard year, whatever comes next