KIDS LIFE COACH | EDUCATOR | AUTHOR | SPEAKER
Neuro‑informed coaching
designed for youth who *can - but don’t -*because of stress, freeze, and perfectionism.
What Ashley helps you accomplish
Ashley helps children and teens become happier, more resilient, and faster learners by transforming how they relate to their emotions. Through emotional growth and resilience-building practices, young people develop the 5 Cs—creativity, communication, comfort zone expansion, physical coordination, and collaboration—essential skills for thriving in an overstimulating world.
Using her signature S.H.I.N.E. framework, Ashley designs engaging, supportive environments where kids build tolerance for challenge, improve focus, and gain mastery over their emotional and cognitive lives. As their adaptability and problem-solving skills grow, so does their confidence and capacity to lead themselves with intention.
At the heart of Ashley’s approach is a belief in the power of purposeful play—a dynamic, joyful way to spark multidimensional growth. When children flourish, so do the families, schools, and communities around them.
Ashley has worked with hundreds of children and families from a variety of backgrounds in the past 16 years. Her previous experiences include serving as a Family Support Specialist in San Francisco Unified School District; a Case Manager and Program Coordinator at Hunters Point Family; a Children's Ministry Director at Glad Tidings Church in San Francisco; and an Afterschool Teacher and Tutor at Alice Fong Yu Elementary.
Ashley is a San Francisco native with Garifuna roots in Trujillo, Honduras. She is an optimist; a nature lover; a proud Alumna of Howard University and Brown University; and an enthusiastic educator at Meadows Livingstone School in San Francisco, CA.
As a child, Ashley was vibrant, curious, and loving. But her own adverse childhood and adolescent experiences reduced her ability to "bounce back" from emotionally diminishing life events. A life of poverty, stress, and trauma sent her on a journey of seeking status. The pursuit of status affected her post-secondary experiences and what she thought was possible for herself as an adult.
The emotional pain she carried into adulthood propelled her to discover the unconditional value of who she was outside of her trauma. It also taught her how to reimagine her resilience so that she could live happier, and better serve the children, youth, and families in her care. With this knowledge and experience, she has become a trusted practitioner by families, nonprofit organizations, and schools to lead young people.
Ashley's coaching style inspires young people to activate their autonomic nervous systems for change that is evident in their time management, relationships, grades, and school-life-community activities.
Over the course of two years, Ashley has worked with kinship youth in Central California on building emotional intelligence through social learning. Take a look at how activities in trust-building, play, and activating the mind-body connection ignites confidence and fosters collaboration.
Adrienne R., Martinez, CA, Mother of 2
Danielle W., San Lorenzo, CA, Mother of 3
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