ABOUT ME
Hi, I'm Ashley!
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
I was born and raised in Alpine, Utah, deep in what many would call the "Mormon bubble". I was basically the poster child for Mormonism, and a very devout member of the church for 25 years of my life.
After graduating from BYU in 2016, I felt a pull toward something different, which led me to UNLV’s Couple and Family Therapy program. That experience expanded my world in ways I didn’t expect. In December 2019, less than two weeks after graduating with my master’s degree, I made the decision to step away from the LDS/Mormon church.
In 2023, I was diagnosed as AuDHD, which is something that brought me a new level of clarity and self-understanding. My diagnoses now deeply inform both my personal life and my work as a therapist.
licensed to practice in
utah
texas
nevada
about Ashley V. Therapy
I created my therapy practice to help people have a safe space to process through any kind of trauma they have survived. While working through trauma can be an incredibly empowering and freeing experience, it can also be very lonely and scary. You do not have to work through your trauma alone, I am here to help.
Degrees
Master's of Science in Marriage in Family Therapy from UNLV - 2019
Bachelor's of Science in Family Life with an emphasis in Human Development - 2016
Trainings
EMDR Training - 2018
EFT Externship & Core Skills Training - 2019 & 2020
Publications
Experiences after infidelity via internet communication: Surveillance, ambivalence, and termination
Katherine M. Hertlein, Jenna Chang, Ashley VanYperen, Kenneth Fatkin & Shelby Nakamura (2022)