About Us

Ashlie Gray, Ph.D, M.Ed, PLPC was born and raised in New Iberia, LA.  She earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from Southern University of Baton Rouge in 2000.

 After graduating she spent 8 years as a teacher. She then decided to further her education and received her master’s degree from Nicholls State University in 2011 becoming a Professional School Counselor.

Mrs. Gray has been a school counselor for 12 years and enjoys working with teenagers in the school setting. She is currently working on her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision at The University of Holy Cross in New Orleans. She is excited to begin working with adults and couples in addition to adolescents.

 She enjoys having the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others. She is excited about helping her clients navigate personal challenges, provide grief support, assist with personal growth and development, help develop self-esteem and self-advocacy, aid others through depression and anxiety as well as help couples find their love language to create more meaningful and fulfilling relationships.

Her mission is to find the therapy style that works best for each client in helping them reach their self-made goals.

She also believe that everyone has the potential to lead a fulfilling and meaningful life. Our counseling skills are designed to help our clients unlock their potential and achieve their goals.

 I am dedicated to providing a safe, respectful space where you can navigate life’s challenges. I utilize a nonjudgmental, psychoanalytic approach to care. I specialize in anxiety, depression, sexuality in couples, and suicidal ideation, and my main focus is trauma, PTSD, relationship issues, and LGBTQ+ issues. I place great emphasis on a secure therapeutic relationship so you can have a comfortable, nonjudgmental environment to open up and approach the more distressing and demanding areas of your life. I aim to empower you and collaborate to develop insight into your resilience through any stressors or trauma. I will work with you to determine your goals and build your strengths for a happier, healthier life. 

Hi! I'm Jade, a counseling intern currently studying at LSU Health Sciences in New Orleans. I believe in providing a safe, culturally aware, compassionate space for you to share and explore your story, where we can work together to reach your highest potential. Change can be scary, but as Octavia Butler writes in The Parable of the Sower,

"hidden within Change

Is surprise, delight,

Confusion, pain,
Discovery, loss,

Opportunity, and growth."

Together, I hope we can work through life's inevitable confusion and pain to discover new opportunities for growth. I hope to help you work toward more loving relationships and a free, meaningful life, whatever that looks like for you. It is my honor to walk beside you on your unique journey. 

Before I returned to graduate school to become a counselor, I received my BA in English Literature from McGill University in Montreal, and went on to earn a Master's of Fine Arts in Creative Writing with a concentration in poetry from UNO, where I have taught literature and writing since 2018. My love of poetry and my love of therapy are deeply intertwined: in both spaces, I believe in cultivating curiosity, self-expression, self-love, and creativity in all its forms.