Hello and welcome! I’m Ashlee, a Registered Social Worker (RSW) living and working on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Anishinaabe and Huron-Wendat peoples in Napanee, Ontario.
I bring to social work practice a curiosity of how people live, survive and thrive within the world around them. I am honored and humbled to hear people’s stories of resilience, survival and struggle and seek to engage in collaborative therapeutic conversations that move people from a place of suffering/struggle to a more expansive notion of who they are, their skills, values and powerful ways of being in the world.
Professionally over the last 10 years, I have worked with clients experiencing gender based violence, childhood trauma, sexual violence, addictions, anxiety, depression, and stress in various settings such as counselling centres, military family resource centres, Indigenous communities, sexual assault centres and private practice. Educationally, I completed undergraduate degrees at Trent University (2002-07) and University of Victoria (2013-15) as well as Master’s of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2018.
I enjoy explorations of many kinds whether that be through travelling and exploring my local surroundings, reading or learning new things. I am working on having more connection with nature, the land around me and enjoy doing so with my spouse and children!