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Ashley Ruiz is a licensed independent clinical social worker in Washington State, with a Master of Social Work and a BA in Human Services. She has more than 20 years experience working with diverse family systems, ​promoting optimal outcomes for individuals and youth. Her Christian faith is a strong foundation in the vision and development of Alta Vista ILS. Experiences in body health, conditioning, and naturopathic approaches have shaped beliefs that integrated mind-body-soul approach is essential in therapy. Ashley works to offer services to empower people to identify goals and to access inner strengths needed to meet both individual and family goals.

As the founder, Ashley's focus is working with children, adolescents, and adults, and family systems on many issues relating to mental health, parenting, behavior and social problems, depression, anxiety, stress, anger management, as well as recovery from trauma. She also specializes in offering assessments, supports, and training for adults, youth, and families with intellectual disabilities. Behavioral health and education are passions that drive Ashley to continue to plant seed and help water them.

Allison Landes-Stordahl obtained her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from Arizona State University San Bernardino in 1992 and her Master of Arts Degree in Marital, Family, and child Therapy from Chapman University in 1996. Allison is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California as well as Washington state, working in the field since 1996. Allison is also a Nationally Board-Certified Counselor. She has held various positions in the mental health field, ranging from residential treatment facilities for children & day treatment school sites to outpatient mental health settings, and Private Practice.

Allison has provided clinical supervision as well as administrative supervision to clinical teams, and has also played a lead role in Utilization Review throughout her Agency work. She has had the privilege of providing clinical supervision to practicum as well as masters level therapists who are gaining hours towards their state licensure. Allison has been responsible for their ongoing treatment planning for their clients, clinical documentation, legal and ethical issues and chart compliance. Allison also was an adjunct faculty member at University of Phoenix in their Counseling and Therapy Masters Program. Allison has taught classes including practicum, law and ethics and advanced treatment planning.

Allison has worked with a clients presenting concerns with but not limited to; Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, Trauma, Addiction, LGTBQ, families, divorce, custody, and parenting. As a psychotherapist and healing arts practitioner, she is extensively trained to assess, diagnose and treat individuals, couples, families and groups to achieve more adequate, satisfying and productive marriages, family and social adjustments.  The treatment modalities she utilizes are eclectic in nature and are tailored to the individual, as well as developmental and presenting needs of each client.