Ashton Taylor

MS, LCMHC
Owner, Therapist

I believe some of the deepest healing happens when we finally feel safe enough to stop pretending we’re okay.

My calling to counseling was born from a deep love for people and a desire to help others find healing, hope, and freedom in life’s hardest seasons. That calling led me to earn my Bachelor’s degree in Christian Counseling and my Master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University. But some of my greatest learning didn’t come from a classroom—it came from walking through my own valleys.

I know what it feels like to smile on the outside while quietly struggling on the inside.

I’ve personally walked through deep grief, chronic health struggles, overwhelming anxiety, and severe postpartum depression and anxiety after the birth of one of my daughters. I know what it feels like when your mind feels heavy, your body feels exhausted, and simply making it through the day feels hard. Those experiences deepened not only who I am, but how I show up as a therapist.

Because of that, I don’t counsel from a pedestal. I sit with people in the hard places—with compassion, honesty, and hope.

At Be Still Counseling, I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, chronic illness, and life transitions. My approach is both Christ-centered and trauma-informed, blending evidence-based tools like CBT, grounding, and mindfulness with the peace, truth, and hope that faith can offer.

Outside the therapy room, I’m a wife, a mama, a bonus mom, a pastor’s daughter, and a pastor’s wife (yes… the double whammy 😊). Because of that, I understand the unique pressure that can come with constantly being the strong one—the dependable one—the one everyone else leans on.

My counseling style is warm, genuine, and down-to-earth. I believe healing often includes both tears and laughter, hard truths and grace. I’ll meet you with compassion, but I’ll also gently challenge the patterns and wounds that may be keeping you stuck.

You don’t need to have the right words. You don’t need to have it all together. You don’t need to clean yourself up before asking for help.

You just need to show up as you are.

My goal is to create a space where you feel deeply seen, genuinely known, and fully supported as we work toward healing and lasting change. Whether this is your first time reaching out or your tenth attempt at healing, I would be honored to walk alongside you.

Because sometimes healing begins when we finally become still.

Choose hope.