About Ashley

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I have worked in schools, community clinics, and non-profit agencies serving people ages 6-94 from a variety of backgrounds, and currently work in both Greater Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area.  I deeply value justice, and seek to mitigate the harmful impact of power and marginalization in mental health settings, learning environments, and everyday life, as well as within personal, professional, and community relationships. I believe “symptoms” are often reasonable responses to difficult situations, and that healing individually supports the work of healing communities.

I work with a wide variety of topics related to sex, sexual health, sexual identity, and sexual trauma.  I am certified as a sex educator through San Francisco Sex Information and as a rape crisis counselor through BAWAR. I have previously been a speaker at Gender Spectrum’s Professional Symposium and at the National Coalition for Sexual Health Annual Conference, and have facilitated professional development and skill building for mental health and medical providers, educators, adolescents, and community volunteers.

I currently support a behavioral health program as an administrator and provide training and technical assistance to staff and intern therapists with emphasis on clinical documentation, adherence to legal/ethical and clinical/quality standards, and health data/records systems.  I am additionally a clinical supervisor for Crisis Support Services of Alameda County and the Pacific Center for Human Growth, as well as within my private practice. I am an AAMFT Approved Supervisor Candidate.

I also teach on the faculty of LaSalle University in Philadelphia in the Department of Marriage and Family Therapy. I hold a master's degree in counseling psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies and a master's degree in women's studies from the University of Oxford.  My undergraduate education was at the College of William & Mary. 

I invite you to explore more about my psychotherapy practice, my work as a sex educator, and my work as a trainer.  Please get in touch if you think I might be able to support you in your work.


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Ashley Slaff is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, CA #88211; PA #1141) offering workshops, consultation, counseling, and clinical supervision. Ashley regularly works with teens, young adults, and relationships/families, including members of the LGBQATI2S+ communities.