Compassion, Collaboration, Connection
I see therapy as a collaborative experience. Together, I aspire to create a space of safety and acceptance for your whole self, a place you can return to as often as needed. The hope is not that your returns will last a lifetime, but that you will one day carry that sense of self-acceptance and agency with you, outside of the therapy room and into your communities. I provide culturally responsive therapy with curiosity and humor, and I have extensive experience working with a diverse array of clients from a strengths based perspective.
For some, our work may involve building skills to support your ability to navigate a complicated world. It may include attuning more to the self, to your emotions, and to your history with greater compassion. My role is to meet you wherever you are without judgment, to help you clarify for yourself how to move toward what makes life meaningful. Therapy at its best builds a sense of possibility, connection, and purpose, and that is what I hope to do in our work together.
Ash Bayer
Licensed Professional Counselor