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, neurodiversity affirming, and comprehensive care for the families they work with.
Dr. Taylor has recently become a yoga teacher. She enjoys helping others facilitate a strong mind-body connection. She lives in Southwest Washington and enjoys spending time with her family, pets, going hiking, snowboarding, and doing yoga.
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
Original Hot Yoga Association (OHYA) Intensive Yoga Training Completed, Feb 2024
