About
Meet Ashley Dunn
The therapist who won't let you stay stuck.
I am not your typical therapist. And that is exactly the point.
I do not sit quietly and nod while you talk yourself in circles. I ask the uncomfortable questions. I call out the patterns you have stopped noticing because you have been living inside them so long they feel normal. And then I help you figure out what to actually do about them.
If you are looking for someone to simply validate everything you already think, I am probably not your person. But if you are ready to do real work and finally see real change? Pull up a chair.
My name is Ashley Dunn. I am a licensed therapist, a former athlete, a founder, and someone who has done her own work-which is exactly why I know how to help you do yours.
I hold a Master of Science in Counseling and carry licenses in both mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment. But more than the credentials, what shapes how I work is this: I was raised by a Marine. I was coached as an athlete. I built a practice from the ground up as an entrepreneur. All of that means I understand discipline, pressure, high expectations, and what it feels like to hold everything together on the outside while something is quietly unraveling on the inside.
I have been there. And I know how to get through it.
Who I work with
High-achieving women who are done just surviving.
My clients are executives, attorneys, founders, creatives, and leaders. They are exceptional at their jobs and quietly exhausted by everything else.
They are the ones who keep it together at work, hold everyone else up at home, and save the falling apart for the drive home or the 2am ceiling stare.
They are not broken. They are burned out. And they are often carrying weight from experiences they never fully recognized as trauma, because nobody ever told them that what happened to them counted.
I specialize in helping women like this heal what they have been outrunning, understand where their patterns actually come from, and build the kind of life that does not require them to abandon themselves to maintain it.
How I work
Evidence-based. Results-focused. No fluff.
I use Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Not because they sound impressive, but because they work.
I look at all eight dimensions of your wellness: emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social, and spiritual. Because you are not just your anxiety. You are a whole person, and that is how I treat you.
I will get to know your ingredients. The institutions, experiences, relationships, and beliefs that shaped you. Your caregivers. Your culture. Your faith community. The systems you grew up inside. I want to understand not just what happened to you, but how it lives in you today and where it shows up when you least expect it.
Then we get to work.
You will laugh. You will cry. You will probably do both in the same session and wonder how that is possible. You will be challenged, respectfully, directly, and always with your growth in mind. I will not let you stay comfortable in patterns that are keeping you small. But I will also never push you somewhere you are not ready to go.
My goal is not to keep you in therapy forever. My goal is to help you become your own therapist. Someone who understands themselves well enough to navigate life with awareness, agency, and a whole lot more peace.
And yes. There is homework. I do not play about the homework.
Credentials and training
The qualifications behind the work.
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Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC), North Carolina
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Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS), North Carolina
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Clinical Supervisor Intern (CSI)
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Specialized training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)
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Trained in Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
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Founder, Pivot Power Counseling, PLLC
Ready to stop surviving and start thriving?
The first step is the hardest one. Everything after that, we do together.
A note on confidentiality: Your privacy matters deeply here. No identifying information about clients is ever shared. The reviews on this site are shared with permission, with all identifying details removed, because trust is the foundation of everything we do.
Imagine you could effectively manage your stress, anxiety, and depression. How would your life be different? How would your relationships, work life, family, and your overall life experience improve?
Joy. Courage. Freedom.
A note on confidentiality: Your privacy matters deeply here. No identifying information about clients is ever shared. The reviews on this site are shared with permission, with all identifying details removed, because trust is the foundation of everything we do.