Ashley Ray (she/they)

M.S., L.P.C., C.P.C
Accepting Clients

As a queer, sex and kink positive counselor, you can be authentic in our work. Your whole self and wellness is my focus.

Licensed Professional Counselor in ,

Services
  • Individual

About My Clients

The group of folks I most hope to serve are those in kink, BDSM, and polyamorous lifestyles, as well as sex workers. Our LGBTQ+ community and allies are also understood and supported. Those labeled as divergent or struggling with complex previous diagnosed disorders are often trauma survivors. My clients will work to understand their personality development and work to be authentic in their life within and with others.

My Background and Approach

MisOrdered: The Human Spectrum is a paradigm shift for human health. Moving beyond mental health, MisOrdered works to understand humans within the context of development and adaptation to work toward an acceptance of our authentic selves. MisOrdered was developed throughout my years as a clinical practitioner, including assessment and higher education. My work has been focused in studies of human development, human sexuality, and child and family structures. I work from a sociological/anthropological/neurodevelopmental framework in understanding how we develop and sense the world around and within us. For years now, I also work and educate within the kink and lifestyle community.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I believe that most of us are not disordered, rather that we have developed adaptive coping skills for survival in our unique personal realities. Exploring how these skills can be useful in our current lives instead of diseases from which we disconnect ourselves - allows one to reconcile and incorporate one’s abilities to work toward a more genuine life.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Culturally Sensitive Therapy Integrative Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Anger Management Therapy
  • Art Therapy
  • Attachment Theory
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Eclectic Therapy
  • Existential Therapy
  • Experiential Therapy
  • Expressive Art Therapy
  • Family Systems
  • Gestalt Therapy
  • Holistic Therapy
  • Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Integrative Therapy
  • Trauma Therapy
  • Clinical Neuropsychology

Issues I Treat

Specialties
LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
Other Issues
  • Abuse
  • ADHD Therapists
  • Aging Concerns
  • Anger Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Body Image Issues
  • Burnout
  • Cancer
  • Career Counseling
  • Child Issues
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • Immigration/Acculturation
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Marriage Counseling
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Parenting
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Problems
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
  • Women's Issues
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: 16 years of practice
  • Rate: $125 - 500/session

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