Ashley Flynn has been with Boston Child Study Center since 2015. She is the Executive Director of Clinical Operations and a member of the clinical team as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor.
Ashley is intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy for PTSD (DBT-PE and DBT PTSD), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Exposure Therapy (ERP). Ashley has a particular knack for working with adolescents and young adults struggling with anxiety, emotional difficulties, interpersonal problems, and trauma. She is skilled at establishing rapport and connecting quickly with patients which creates a solid foundation for engaging in the difficult emotional work that comes with being in therapy.
Ashley earned her Master’s degree at Yeshiva University in New York City and completed her pre-graduate training through the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, and Saint Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. She completed her pre-licensure experience at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, CT where she served as a lead clinician for the pediatric and adolescent psychiatric inpatient units. Prior to her time at BCSC, Ashley was the behavioral health consultant in various primary care practices associated with the Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s (PPOC) through Boston Children’s Hospital. While working in the primary care setting she integrated care within a multidisciplinary model of medicine, school, and community providers. Ashley is a member of the professional organization MaMHCA and works with Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring youth.