Ashleigh Louis, Phd, Lmft, Ryt Email & Phone Number

Costa Mesa, Ca, Us

Boston, Us

Quantum ADR is an innovative solution to reshape the win-lose litigation model into a more collaborative approach that respects the intricate dynamics of entangled relationships. By blending legal and mental health expertise, we help people work through and resolve conflict to establish new ways of moving through challenging life transitions.My 15+ year career in mental health highlights my passion for individual and relational wellbeing. Previously, I have worked with clients as a dual-licensed psychologist and marriage and family therapist. I transitioned away from traditional therapeutic services as I found myself increasingly interested in applying the skills and strategies to a broader range of personal and relational conflicts. Mental health is applicable to everyone, not just those with specific diagnoses and treatment plans. As a coach and mediator at Quantum ADR, I bring my expertise and training to the interdisciplinary table. I am excited by the opportunity to help people and relationships thrive rather than simply survive. By channeling my background in psychology and marriage and family, I have the pleasure of facilitating insight, growth, and enhanced wellbeing. Together, we can overcome obstacles and celebrate new ways of approaching ourselves and our relationships.

Fullerton, Ca, Us

Lecturer for undergraduate psychology courses, including Personality Psychology, Critical Thinking, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Introduction to Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, and Laboratory in Biopsychology. Mentor 2-6 students each semester as teaching assistants. Earned certificates in remote teaching best practices, accessible instructional materials, Canvas learning management system, Moodle learning management system, and diversity, equity, and inclusion teaching best practices. Developed proficiency with Google Docs, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, Camtasia video editing software, and YouTube. Provide qualitative research advisement for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain laboratory.

Contract-based projects for a variety of organizations, including those that provide divorce, separation, and coparenting coaching and mediation services, executive coaching services, Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) preparation services, and socioemotional learning (SEL) services. Contributions include individual and group coaching/mediation; directed literature reviews on topics including neurodiversity, stress, and belonging; editing and subject matter expertise, including interfacing with the design team to create 400+ illustrations that serve pedagogical and creative purposes; and creating engaging SEL workshop material designed to train faculty, staff, and administration about best practices in the field and specific strategies to use for themselves and their students to maximize district-wide well-being.

Newport Beach, California, Us

Conducted biopsychosocial assessments and provided family therapy for residents.

London, Gb

Provided ACT-informed telehealth psychotherapy and coaching services for individuals working towards personal growth, overcoming anxiety, honoring ADHD and neurodiversity, creating a fulfilling life with chronic pain/health conditions, improving relational skills, adapting to life transitions, and/or addressing professional challenges.

Honolulu, Hi, Us

Instructor for the undergraduate online sections of Introduction to Psychobiology. Completed advanced training in ADDIE model of instructional design. Proficiency with Sakai learning management system.

Orange, Ca, Us

Instructor for Physiological Psychology, Psychopharmacology, and Health Psychology in the undergraduate Psychology Department and Psychopharmacology for Marriage and Family Therapists in the graduate Marriage and Family Therapy Department. Proficiency with Canvas and Blackboard learning management systems.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Instructor for graduate courses in the Clinical Psychology MA program, including Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Professionals and Mental Health Systems, Practice, and Advocacy. Proficiency with Sakai learning management system.

Laguna Beach, Ca - California, Us

Conducted 3000 post-doctorate hours providing individual, couples, family, and group counseling/coaching, including 50+ PEERS relational skills groups; maintaining clinical notes and records; marketing and outreach efforts including a weekly blog (see articles here: linktr.ee/ashleigh.louis.phd) &; psychological testing, interpretation, and editing of testing reports; and various other tasks related to running a psychological private practice.

Cypress, Ca, Us

Lead counselor seeing ~20 students/week, accounting for 75%+ of all individual mental health services delivered to students, while serving as the LGBTQ+ club advisor for ~40 students each semester, including co-organizing events, co-leading meetings, & providing mentorship for club members. Led 3 - 5 annual professional development in-services for 25 - 100+ faculty/staff aimed at expanding student/staff toolbox for student support. Alongside the Health Center director, helped organize 1 - 2 mental health promotion events per semester with 300+ student attendees & 7 - 12 panelists/presenters/tables, including suicide prevention, sexual assault awareness, Active Minds, & depression/anxiety screening.Created /presented original curriculum on stress management & mental wellness to groups of 30 - 50 aimed at increasing student resilience and success. Consulted with faculty and staff for support with at-risk students and provided crisis intervention services on-campus.

Phoenix, Az, Us

Taught Introduction to Behavioral Science to undergraduate students in an online forum. Course material included topics such as: research methods, biology and biopsychology, theories of intelligence, problem-solving strategies, motivation, biases and stereotyping, personality theories, and psychopathology.

Ran a bullying prevention program with 2nd and 5th graders in the Garden Grove school district and worked as a counselor at the Cypress College health center. The bullying prevention program consisted of 40+ groups of 30-40 students each, aimed at helping children to evaluate and respond to social cues; constructively express and deal with their emotions; and learn strategies for stress management as well as making and maintaining friendships. The health center at Cypress College is open to all students and therapy/coaching involves weekly sessions aimed at improving individual, interpersonal, and academic issues.

Worked with children aged 5-18 that suffer from a variety of psychological problems and environmental stressors using non-directive play therapy techniques. Clinical supervisor: Tim Butler, MFT

Facilitated 100+ sessions for groups of 3 - 20 on coparenting (adults) & mental health (kids) and had the honor of celebrating 150+ families “graduate” the program. Parenting groups focused on helping parents to better care for themselves and their children as well as to establish more effective co-parenting strategies. Child groups focused on discussing feelings and working through the emotional difficulties associated with the divorce as well as answering questions about divorce and the divorce proceedings. Supervisor: Sarah Dodson, LMFT

I provided diagnostic assessments and therapy in a private practice setting. I primarily worked with adolescents struggling with a variety of academic, interpersonal, and family-related problems. Clinical supervisor: Paul True, MFT

Orange, Ca, Us

Responsibilities included writing and editing journal articles and book chapters, including work on the ACT on Anxiety Workbook, somatization and eating disorder chapters, and a variety of other projects as well as recording audio files of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy exercises for client use.Eifert, G., Zvolensky, M., & Louis, A. (2008). Somatoform disorders: Nature, psychological processes, and treatment strategies. In J. E. Maddux & B. A. Winstead (Eds.)Psychopathology: Foundations for a contemporary understanding (2nd edition). New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group. Eifert, G., Greco, L., Heffner, M., & Louis, A. (2007). Eating disorders: A new behavioral perspective and acceptance-based treatment approach. In D. W. Woods & J. W. Kanter (Eds.) Understanding behavior disorders: A contemporary behavioral perspective. Reno, NV: Context Press.

Orange, Ca, Us

Responsibilities included providing diagnostic assessments and therapy with a wide variety of ethnicities and diagnoses in a community mental health clinic sponsored by Chapman University that serves lower income persons from across Orange County. Clinical supervisor: Brennan Peterson, Ph.D.

Boulder, Colorado, Us

Worked in both the Colorado Alcohol and Smoking Laboratory as well as the Health Research Laboratory. Responsibilities included conducting independent research, preparing and editing grant proposals, assisting in data entry, and running research participants for various research projects. Self-directed undergraduate thesis project served as pilot study for Colorado Alcohol and Smoking Laboratory’s NIDA-funded grant, which resulted in a 2008 publication in the reputable peer-reviewed journal of Addiction (impact factor = 6.5, average = < 1).Haughey, H.M., Marshall, E., Schacht, J.P., Louis, A., & Hutchison, K.E. (2008). Marijuana withdrawal and craving: Influences of the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CNR1) and fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) genes. Addiction, 103(10), 1678-1686.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Psychology

M.A., Psychology With An Emphasis In Marriage And Family Therapy

B.A., Psychology