Ashlan Parkerson, LPC-Associate

You may feel overwhelmed by anxiety, caught in OCD cycles, or find yourself repeating relationship patterns you don’t fully understand. Maybe you struggle with trusting yourself, setting boundaries, feeling secure in relationships, or letting go of the fear of getting things wrong. You may spend hours overthinking decisions, replaying conversations, seeking reassurance, or trying to find enough certainty to feel at ease, only to find yourself questioning things all over again. Even when you understand where some of these patterns come from, changing them can feel difficult and exhausting.

If anxiety, OCD, rumination, or past relationship experiences are getting in the way of the life and connections you want, you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

Therapy can be a space to slow down, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and better understand the patterns that shape how you relate to yourself and others. Together, we can explore the ways you’ve learned to cope with anxiety, uncertainty, and difficult emotions, while creating new ways of responding that feel more intentional and aligned with who you are.

The goal isn’t to get rid of anxiety or make uncertainty disappear. It’s to build greater self-trust and flexibility so you can navigate difficult moments, stay connected to yourself and others, and move toward what matters to you without letting fear make your decisions for you.

My approach is warm, relational, and trauma-informed. I primarily work with clients navigating anxiety, OCD, perfectionism, rumination, and patterns of rigidity, as well as the relationship challenges that can come alongside them. I use ERP and ACT to help you respond differently to intrusive thoughts, rumination, uncertainty, anxiety, and compulsive behaviors. I also use EMDR and other trauma-informed approaches to help process past experiences, relational trauma, and childhood emotional neglect that may still shape your sense of safety, self-worth, trust, and connection with others

Together, we’ll work to better understand the patterns behind your anxiety, OCD, or perfectionism and approach them with curiosity and compassion. We’ll explore how these patterns affect the way you think, feel, make decisions, and connect with others, while practicing new ways of responding when uncertainty or discomfort shows up.

Outside of the therapy space, I enjoy spending time with my two pomeranians, browsing my local bookstore with a matcha latte in hand, needlepointing, and watching a little too much reality television.