About Dr. Ashley Blaine
Thank you for taking time to learn more about me and my practice. Since starting my career over 15 years ago, my passion has been working with people at the intersection of emotional and physical health. Collaborating with patients and their families to improve their quality of life and build resilience is the focus of Wildflower Health Counseling. Throughout my professional life, I have worked with multiple populations ranging from seniors to patients with complex medical conditions to the unhoused. I appreciate that partnering with my patients' support network is essential to providing whole-person care. Coordinating with my patients' healthcare providers, both medical and psychiatric, to ensure the best possible outcomes is integral to my practice. I know how much a medical diagnosis can affect day-today life, not only from a professional perspective, but also from a personal one. I have been in the clinician, patient, and caregiver role and believe that experience enables me to connect with my patients on deeper level.
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My work has led me to complete specialized training in depression, anxiety, grief, and trauma. I am an EMDR trained therapist and provide a brief version of prolonged exposure therapy designed for a primary care setting. For chronic medical conditions, I have advanced training in chronic pain and insomnia (CBT-I). Whatever the presenting issue, I truly believe all patients can build resilience and improve their lives.
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In addition to providing direct clinical services, I enjoy working with medical practices to develop integrated care programs and groups. I have been involved in the ground up development of multiple programs and most recently designed and implemented the integrated care program for The Medallion Program at Mayo Clinic Arizona. Interdisciplinary patient groups I have designed and co-facilitated have helped patients make improvements in both medical and behavioral health outcomes including weight, waist and neck circumference, hemoglobin A1c, depression, anxiety, self-efficacy, and weight related quality of life.
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I am a second generation Arizona native and love raising my own family here. When I'm not working, I enjoy hiking, reading, and playing games with my husband, two sons, and bernedoodle.
Qualifications
Education
2012
Arizona State University - Doctor of Behavioral Health
2009
Arizona State University - Master of Social Work
2006
Arizona State University - Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Certifications
2014
University of Massachusetts - Certificate in Primary Care Behavioral Health
2021
Evergreen Certified Dementia Care Specialist
2022
Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University - Certificate in Health Equity
2022
Licensure
Arizona License - LCSW: 16047
Colorado License - LCSW: 9924250
Nevada License - LCSW: 12415-C
Wyoming License - LCSW: 1780
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Florida Approved Telehealth Provider - TPSW6113
https://flhealthsource.gov/telehealth/
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EMDR Trained Therapist
2022
Certified LCSW Clinical Supervisor
2024
Certified Clinical Trauma Professional
Experience
My professional journey has presented me the opportunity to work with many populations. The constant with all of these experiences is my care for and connections with my patients.
Direct Patient Care
Mayo Clinic Arizona:
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Medallion Program - Integrated Care Consultant
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Transplant Department - Solid Organ Transplant Social Worker (Heart, Liver, and Kidney)
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Integrated Spine Clinic Pilot Social Worker
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Circle the City:
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Integrated Behavioral Health Provider
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless:
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Integrated Behavioral Health Provider
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Scottsdale Healthcare/Honor Health:
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Social Work Case Manager
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Compass Behavioral Health:
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Crisis Counselor
Teaching & Clinical Supervision
Arizona State University:
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Taught an internship course for the Arizona State University Doctor of Behavioral Health Program for 11 years.
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Provided teaching assistance to multiple courses including psychopharmacology, family and couples in primary care, and behavioral health in primary care.
Clinical Supervision:
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Provided clinical supervision and private practice supervision to Arizona based therapist who successfully achieved her LCSW.
Presentations & Trainings
Presentations:
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Presenter and co-presenter at local, state, and national conference presentations
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Panel discussion participant for national online conference on integrated care
Trainings:
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Staff trainings completed at multiple institutions
Program Development
Mayo Clinic Arizona:
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Ground up design and development of the integrated care program for the Mayo Clinic Medallion Program in Scottsdale, AZ.
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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless:
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Programmatic implementation and assistance with aspects of program expansion.
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Cenpatico Behavioral Health of Arizona:
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Medicaid payor Medical Integration Program Specialist who provided subject matter expertise and consultation to 11 behavioral health provider agencies for designing and implementing new integrated care programs.
Group Development
Mayo Clinic Arizona - Medallion Program:
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Building Healthy Habits Program: A 5-month intensive program for older adults focused on improving quality of life. Demonstrated statistically significant improvements in medical and behavioral health outcomes.
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Caregiver Support Program: Monthly caregiver group for patients providing care to their partners
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless:
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Diabetes Management Program: A 10-week interdisciplinary group focused on improving diabetes management in the unhoused. Demonstrated statistically significant improvements in medical and behavioral health outcomes.
Academic Pursuits
Journal Review:
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Peer-reviewer for Families, Systems, & Health Journal through the American Psychiatric Association.
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Academic Reviews:
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Completed an Academic Review of the Arizona State University College of Letters & Sciences with three university Professors.