Background
Ashley Edwards is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Primary Therapist providing acute, detox-adjacent stabilization work at RECO Island. She holds a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and has worked in the mental health and substance use field since 2019, with a primary focus on substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health concerns.
Ashley’s work begins with the belief that meaningful therapy starts inside a genuine relationship — one where clients feel safe, heard, and understood. Her posture combines compassion with honesty, helping clients recognize patterns, take responsibility for their choices, and build meaningful, sustainable change.
Approach to Care
Ashley’s therapeutic style is trauma-informed, holistic, and individualized to each client’s needs, goals, and readiness for change. She draws primarily from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), integrating Motivational Interviewing, mindfulness-based and inner-child-focused interventions, and relapse-prevention strategies.
In an acute, detox-adjacent setting, Ashley’s role is to lay the therapeutic groundwork for the longer arc of recovery that begins after stabilization.
She believes substance use is often a symptom of deeper pain, and that lasting recovery involves not only changing behaviors but developing the self-understanding — and the tools — to navigate life with greater independence, intention, and resilience.
Education & Credentials
Ashley holds a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in the State of Florida. She has been in the mental health and substance use treatment field since 2019.
What to Expect
Clients stabilizing at RECO Island working with Ashley find her calm, honest, and unrushed — the presence needed while the acute work is happening, and the therapeutic scaffolding for what comes after detox.
