Ashlee Traasdahl, LAC (she/her)

A woman with long wavy red hair and a black sleeveless top smiling in front of an abstract painting with warm colors and leaf-like shapes.

Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Adolescent mental health, LGBTQIA+ / Identity, Religious trauma and faith transitions

Schedule:

  • Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 11:00 am - 6:30 pm

  • Wednesday: 10:00 am - 5:30 pm

Location: Telehealth

Availability: Accepting new clients

Ages: 12+

Network Status: Aetna, Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Sana Benefits

Non-Insurance Cash Pay Rates: $150

Connect with Ashlee

Hi, I’m Ashlee.

Maybe you’ve spent a long time trying to be the person you thought you were supposed to be. You may be questioning parts of your identity, rethinking beliefs you grew up with, navigating changes in your relationships, or simply trying to understand yourself a little better. You might know that something doesn’t feel right anymore, even if you’re not sure yet what needs to change.

I believe therapy is a space where you can show up as your full, authentic self without needing to have everything figured out first. My goal is to create an environment where you feel safe, supported, and genuinely heard as we make sense of what you’re experiencing together.

I take a person-centered and existential approach to therapy, meaning I believe you are the expert on your own life. Rather than telling you who you should be or what your life should look like, I’m here to walk alongside you as you explore your experiences, relationships, identity, values, and the things that matter most to you.

That might mean working through anxiety or depression, exploring your LGBTQ+ identity, navigating religious trauma or a changing relationship with faith, or trying to understand patterns within your relationships. Whatever brings you to therapy, there is space to explore it without judgment.

My style is warm, authentic, curious, and collaborative, with room for humor when it feels right. I want therapy to feel like a place where you can be honest about what is working, what isn’t, and what you want your life and relationships to look like moving forward.

You don’t have to arrive knowing exactly what you need or where you want to end up. We can start with where you are.

  • Ashlee works with adolescents and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, religious trauma, and questions around identity and belonging. She is especially passionate about supporting LGBTQ+ clients and people who are questioning or redefining long-held beliefs, values, relationships, or parts of their identity.

    She also works with clients navigating betrayal, polyamory, and ethically non-monogamous relationships. For clients who have spent a long time feeling like they need to fit into someone else’s expectations of who they should be, therapy can become a place to figure out what actually feels right for them.

    Ashlee believes that each client is the expert on their own experience. Her role is to provide a warm, nonjudgmental space to explore what has shaped you, understand what may no longer be serving you, and move toward a life and relationships that feel more authentic to who you are.

    • Master of Counseling - Clinical Mental Health Counseling,

      Arizona State University, 2023

    • AZ Licensed Associate Counselor: 22410

    • 4 years clinical experience

    • Warm

    • Authentic

    • Curious

    • Humorous

    • Direct

    • “To exist in the face of suffering and somehow still keep singing.”

      - Florence + the Machine, “Free” 

    • Avid women’s sports enthusiast

    • Can usually be found building Lego sets, watching a new TV Show, or listening to a favorite musical score

    • Big fan of being a fan of things