Ashley Kay, MA, MSML, LMFTA, LMHCA

The concept of a wild heart speaks to the untamed spirit in all of us that contributes to our zest for life and is the inspiration for my practice.

After spending over 20 years working in leadership in the audio and tech industry, I started leading my life with my wild heart and refocused my career around my innate empathetic and compassionate nature and true passion for helping and connecting with others. Combining my business and counseling experience, I found that starting my own counseling practice is the best way for me to share my experience, skills, and gifts to help others live out of their well-being and follow my own path that helps me live out of my well-being, which brings the most meaning to my life.

Working from a collaborative and eclectic approach, I facilitate and foster a warm, compassionate, and empathetic therapeutic environment providing mental health counseling services, specializing in holistic and humanistic counseling practices utilizing narrative, systems, and emotionally focused therapy (EFT) through an attachment and heart-focused lens to help individuals, partners, and families access their well-being, develop insight, and build relationships.

Affiliations: Northwest Family Life (NWFL), American Counseling Association (ACA), American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Washington Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (WAMFT), Washington Mental Health Counselors Association (WMHCA)

Education:

  • Master of Arts in Counseling, Marriage Couples & Family Counseling Track - CACREP Accredited from City University of Seattle

  • Master of Science in Mangement and Leadership from Western Governer’s University

Certifications:

  • HeartMath Trauma-Sensitive Certified Practitioner

  • The Resilient Heart: Trauma-Sensitive HeartMath Certification

  • Lifespan Integration Level 1 Certification

  • Suicide Prevention Certification

  • Domestic Violence Certification

  • Psychological and Mental Health First Aid Certification

  • Crisis Line Phone Worker Certification

  • Trauma Informed Care & ACES Certification

  • The Science of Well-Being Certification

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Certification