Dr. Ashley Taylor

Dr. Taylor is the Executive Director and founder of Wonder Tree. With locations on the west coast, in Washington State and California, she leads the team through a reflective, collaborative, and culturally informed lens. She is a birth to five specialist supporting families through the exciting and exhausting early years of their children’s lives. She specializes in providing comprehensive, wholistic, developmental, psychological and psycho-educational evaluations for children, adolescents, and young adults. Dr. Taylor primarily works through the lens Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB), supporting children and families in learning about and understanding their brain, developing brain-based regulation skills, and fostering an understanding of how their brain grows, changes, and develops through relationships and experiences with others. She and her team are dedicated to engaging in ongoing reflective training and consultation so that they can provide high quality, comprehensive care for the families they work with.

Education:

The Wright Institute, Berkeley, CA  9/05-9/10                                             

§  Masters Degree, Clinical Psychology  9/07 

§  Psy.D. Degree, Clinical Psychology    9/10                                                   

§  Obtained California Licensure, PSY 24629   10/11                              

§ Obtained Washington Licensure, PY61128409 2021

 The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT     

• Bachelor of Arts: Psychology     9/00-5/04                                               

• Bachelor of Arts: Spanish          9/00-5/04                                   

 La Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Valparaíso, Chile 2/03-7/03                                                           

• Completed 15 units of course work in psychology, Chilean Literature, Spanish Grammar and South American History

Academic Honors:

• Phi Beta Kappa 2004                                                  

• Golden Key International Honour Society 2004                                                   

• Psi Chi Honor Society    2002                                                                                                 

• National Society of Collegiate Scholars  2000                                                                           

Specialized Trainings and Certifications

• Year long specialization course on Advanced Child Assessment and Evaluation, The Wright Institute, 2008

• Certified in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) a trauma-based parent child dyadic therapy for the 0-5 population, 2011

• 3-day Training in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), 2011

• Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) Study Group with Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, 2015

• Year long study group of the Neurorelational Framework with Dr. Connie Lillas, 2016

• Obtained California endorsement in infant and early childhood mental health (IFECMH), 2017

• Completed PSI Professional Certificate Training in Maternal Mental Health, 2021

• Obtained certification in the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), 2023