Dr. Ashley Tolleson, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, CPCS, RPT is a Board- Certified Licensed Professional Counselor specializing in trauma-informed and creative approaches to counseling children, teens, and adults. She is the founder of Tolleson Counseling & Consulting located in Marietta, Georgia, where her work as a therapist often focuses on helping clients with anxiety, stress management, past trauma, and issues related to neurodiversity. Dr. Tolleson has also developed a passion for counseling high-achieving girls and women looking to learn different ways to come back from the brink of burnout and challenge perfectionistic tendencies. Dr. Tolleson holds a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Practice, M.S. in Mental Health Counseling, and B.S. in Psychology from Georgia State University. As a Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, Dr. Tolleson has experience supervising both mental health and school counselors-in- training seeking to gain competency in counseling kids and teens. She has extensive training in Play Therapy, child and adolescent counseling, and trauma-informed care. She is regularly a guest lecturer in counseling graduate programs nationwide on these topics. Dr. Tolleson hosts burnout and stress management workshops for cross-discipline associations and serves as a mental health consultant for various corporate companies and non-profit organizations. Her published work on creativity and Play Therapy has been presented at local, national, and international conferences. The Association for Creativity in Counseling recognized her as an Emerging Leader in the counseling profession in 2017.