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ASHLEY
McGIRT-ADAIR
THERAPIST • AUTHOR • SPEAKER
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TRAUMA THERAPIST • LICSW • AUTHOR • SPEAKER • FOUNDER OF WA THERAPY FUND
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If we’re going to heal, let it be glorious.
Our Focus
Ashley McGirt- Adair is committed to creating and maintaining opportunities for social justice and combating oppression. Her core mission is to eliminate barriers to mental health, while destigmatizing mental illness, and improving mental health outcomes, especially for Black people, and other communities that have been historically marginalized and oppressed.
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How traveling can impact your overall mental health and well being.
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I tried to travel it away, written by a licensed mental health professional aims to help those who travel, and those who wish to travel get their mental health in order; through forgiveness, self care, and mindfulness practices, such as deep breathing exercises.
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