Ashleigh received her Associates of Arts and Sciences degree from Everett Community College and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Individual and Family Development from Seattle Pacific University. She earned a Master of Social Work degree from Salisbury University while studying abroad in Germany. She completed her foundation internship with the Airmen and Family Readiness Center at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, where she taught resiliency, career preparation and assisted service members with transitioning out of the military. She completed her clinical internship at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany. She served military families in the Child, Adolescent and Family Behavioral Health Department, where she discovered her passion for working with adolescents. While overseas, she became a Certified Department of Defense Sexual Assault Volunteer Victim Advocate and offered counseling and resources for victims of sexual assault. After completing graduate school, Ashleigh was employed by the Department of Defense in Germany managing an Air Force program that provided support to military families. Upon relocating back to the United States in 2018, she worked as a Hospice Social Worker in Idaho before earning her Educational Staff Associate Certificate for School Social Work and accepting a position with the Granite Falls School District in 2019. Ashleigh currently provides mental health services to students at Crossroads and Open Doors, in addition to her private practice.