Meet Ashley - Trauma Therapist | ART, EMDR, Brainspotting

I'm Ashley Jopling, a brain-based therapist

All about tangible results and imagination

A little about me

Licensed Professional Counselor #C7797

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC)

My specialization as a CRC, means I also stay alert to leading cutting edge changes within the field such as medical advancements, assistive technology applications, changes in employment law, and workplace and communications advancements. It is the prominent certification for counselors who assist people who experience medical and disability related barriers.

Certified as Master A.R.T. Practitioner

Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Per the Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery, ART is described as, “the best of well known therapies including Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioral, Exposure (imaginal, in-vivo), relaxation techniques, and Brief Psycho-dynamic therapy and combines them with eye movements similar to those we using during the (REM) Rapid Eye Movement phase of sleep. ART utilizes a re-scripting process called Voluntary Image Replacement (VIR) to assist clients in replacing negative images with positive ones.

Certified in Brainspotting

Brainspotting uses the visual field to access unprocessed trauma and pockets of emotion. Per David Grand’s website Brainspotting.com, BSP makes use of this natural phenomenon through its use of relevant eye positions. This helps the BSP therapist locate, focus, process and release a wide range of emotionally and bodily-based conditions. BSP is also a brain-based tool to support the therapy relationship. We believe that BSP taps into and harnesses the body’s natural self-scanning, self-healing ability. When a Brainspot is stimulated, the deep brain appears to reflexively signal the therapist that the source of the problem has been found. BSP can also be used to find and strengthen our natural resources and resilience.”

Master's degree in Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling

Master’s degree in Rehabilitation & Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Marriage & Family Therapy from the University of South Florida (2011).

Advanced Therapy Focused Trainings

Basic, Advanced, & Enhanced Accelerated Resolution Therapy (A.R.T.)

Brainspotting: Phases 1 & 2; Expansion; Intake; Group Brainspotting; Accelerated Resourcing Brainspotting
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (E.M.D.R.) Therapy, Parts 1 & 2
Somatic & Attachment focused E.M.D.R. Advanced
Flash Technique & Advanced Flash
Pain Reprocessing Therapy

I help high achieving, creative individuals heal from unprocessed trauma so they can show up fully in their relationships and passions.

You’re not just looking for endless talk therapy. You’re here for transformative deep brain healing.

Descriptors

Trauma therapist
Spinal cord injury survivor
Mother to two
Small business owner
Artist and creator
Eco and nature centered
Consumer of books

Before I was a trauma therapist, I was a high-achieving, people-pleasing creative who felt like I was constantly on edge. I’d spend nights replaying conversations, feeling guilty for not doing enough, and wondering why I couldn’t just let go of the past. It wasn’t until I discovered the power of deep brain therapies like ART and EMDR that I realized my issue wasn’t about “thinking positive” or “letting go”—it was about reprocessing those old wounds in a way that finally felt complete.

Now, I’m here to help you break free from old patterns, clear the emotional clutter, and create a life that feels aligned and authentic.

Because you deserve more than just surviving—you deserve to feel deeply connected, safe, and at peace in your own skin.

I’m here to help you reprocess trauma so you can finally feel at peace in your body.

The beliefs that guide me

Effort & Imagination

It’s an active journey that demands courage and creativity.

Healing requires both imagination and effort. Like climbing a mountain, you must be willing to face the challenge, envision new possibilities, and commit to the work to reach a place of profound healing.

Compassion Over Suffering

We feel pain, but we don’t have to let it define us.

Compassion is the path that helps us navigate through pain and transform it into growth.

Faith in the Process & Tangible Results

The path is uncertain, but staying the course leads to the tangible results.

By honoring a journey often full of twists and turns, we reach the summit and find real, lasting change.

Want the real story?

Confession time: I was lying in a hospital bed, unable to move after breaking my back in a horseback riding accident. I’d been ignoring my body and the needs of my neurodivergent brain for years, pouring all my emotions into overworking and trying to solve everything with logic and strategy. I thought I could push through the depression and anxiety, but my body was carrying stories my mind couldn’t fix. I was disconnected, exhausted, and drowning in self-neglect.

I knew something had to change.

As I began to heal physically, I realized there were deeper wounds that needed my attention. I wanted to like myself, to truly love the person I saw in the mirror. And even though healing was a slow, painful process, I began to see a new possibility for myself. I had a choice: stay stuck in this internal hell or take a chance on a different path. So I took that chance and began the unhurried, self-compassionate journey to detox the self-hate and rediscover the parts of me I had buried.

I finally emerged from the darkness and embraced every part of who I am. I reprocessed the past that had been keeping me stuck and challenged the beliefs that held me down. Now, as I move through life, this journey informs my work as a therapist. I know that healing isn’t about quick fixes or logic alone. It’s about getting curious, looking for the lie, the myth, or the memory as the pathway to freedom. And that’s what I bring to my clients—guiding them to see the light within themselves and walk their own path toward healing.

My latest (fun) reads

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

By TJ Klune

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath

By Moniquill Blackgoose

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries

By Heather Fawcett

Medicinal Plants of the Pacific Northwest

By Natalie Hammerquist

Throne of Glass (series)

By Sarah J. Maas

Ashley creates a dynamic space where people can work with pain and trauma. She guides people from fear and stagnation to courage and expansion. She is highly skilled and incredibly kind. Working with Ashley is like having a trauma-informed Magician in your corner.

Amanda, Therapist @Amanda Feaver Psychotherapy

Feel like we are the right fit?

My aim is to help you move forward on your path and deepen your since of awe, wonder, creativity and connection with your Self.