You've mastered the "Story' of your life. Now it's time to master transformation
Therapy for high-functioning professionals who are ready to move beyond insight and into lasting, embodied change.
Charlotte, NC • Therapy for Adults, Couples, & Families • In-Person • Telehealth • Reiki • Somatic Yoga • Integration Support
Solving the Root Cause: Why Insight Alone Isn't Enough
You are likely highly articulate and self-aware. You can tell the story of your pain with clinical precision, yet the internal 'glitch' remains.
Traditional therapy often stops at the narrative, but insight without integration is just more talk.
At Blue Sage Counseling and Wellness, we don’t just manage your symptoms; we solve for the systems beneath them.
By working directly with your nervous system, we identify and resolve the biological roots of your trauma, depression, and anxiety.
Watch the video to learn how we move beyond venting and into the strategic work that definitively changes your life.
Root-Cause Resolution: Beyond Symptom Management
- High-Functioning Anxiety: Moving from "white-knuckling" your success to a state of sustainable internal calm.
- Stored Trauma & PTSD: Safely resolving the biological "glitches" that keep your nervous system in survival mode.
- Relational Mastery: Identifying the attachment roots behind people-pleasing, isolation, and repeating relationship cycles.
- Functional Depression: Moving beyond the "fog" of detachment and restoring your core vitality and presence.
- Sustainable Leadership: Tools for those who appear "polished" on the outside but are navigating burnout and exhaustion beneath the surface.
How We Work
For the self-aware professional, understanding the 'why' is usually the easy part. But for many high-performers, insight is actually a defense mechanism used to avoid the 'tsunami' of nerves beneath the surface.
At Blue Sage Counseling and Wellness in Charlotte, NC, we treat your healing like a high-stakes project. Our approach moves beyond traditional talk therapy to focus on neuro-somatic integration. We don't just discuss your history; we provide the root-cause strategy needed to rewire the nervous system patterns that drive your anxiety, trauma, and functional depression."
- Neuro-Somatic Integration: Regulating the physiological roots of high-functioning anxiety and burnout to restore sustainable internal calm.
- Root-Cause Trauma Resolution: Safely processing the biological 'glitches' and stored patterns that traditional 'venting' sessions often miss.
- Relational Strategy: Transforming attachment wounds to end cycles of people-pleasing, isolation, and professional self-sabotage.
The Monthly Care Plan Model: A Strategic Container for Depth
True neuro-somatic rewiring requires more than sporadic, one-off sessions.
To facilitate deep, lasting change, Blue Sage operates on a Monthly Care Plan model.
By moving away from a session-by-session approach, we prioritize your long-term integration and ensure a dedicated, reliable space for your healing journey.
This is a private-pay, out-of-network practice (OON) in Charlotte, NC, designed for the professional who values depth over band-aids.
Our work is collaborative, paced, and grounded in your system’s readiness for definitive resolution.
[Learn more about how to work with us here]
About Ashley Francis: A Relational & Somatic Therapist for the High-Functioning Professional
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Charlotte, NC, with nearly 20 years of experience.
I specialize in working with the 'expert storytellers'—high-achieving individuals who are polished on the outside but navigating a tsunami of insecurity within.
You’ve likely spent years successfully intellectualizing your pain, but you’ve reached the limit of what 'thinking' can solve.
My approach integrates attachment theory with vagus nerve regulation to address the biological blueprints of your anxiety, trauma, and depression.
Instead of just discussing your history, we work to shift the nervous system patterns that keep you stuck in cycles of people-pleasing and self-sabotage.
I believe meaningful change isn't about quick fixes—it's about building a safe, consistent relationship where you can finally slow down, take strategic risks, and heal at a cellular level.
Here, your intelligence is respected, but your nervous system is the priority.
We move past the narrative of your life and into the actual experience of it, allowing for a foundational transformation that 'talk' alone cannot reach
[Read More About My Approach & Qualifications here]
Reflections on Transformation
"If you’ve been hesitant to start therapy or anxious about finding the right person, well look no further. Ashley is truly one of the best therapists in Charlotte. She creates such a safe, welcoming environment that makes it easy to open up. Her holistic approach helps you understand and heal the root causes. Working with her has genuinely changed the way I view myself, my relationships, and how I handle stress and emotions.
I’ve made more progress with Ashley in months than I did in years elsewhere. She’s incredibly skilled at helping you find that you are stronger than you think! I cannot recommend Ashley enough!"
- Tyler B.
"I happened across Blue Sage Counseling from a google search after my husband had strongly encouraged I seek therapy. I sought out a practice that was not going to be the traditional talk therapy but something holistic. I began this journey with Ashley apprehensive and not knowing what I even needed. Ashley has been an amazing guide on my healing journey and has given me insight and tools that I will be forever indebted to her for. She created a safe space for me to learn about myself and connect to who I really am while gently guiding me to dig deeper. I can say that after my time with Ashley that I have less anxiety, more confidence and am able to tune into my needs and now have an ability to express myself appropriately no matter the emotion I’m feeling. Her insight has given me a different perspective on my relationship, my children and my life as a whole. I highly recommend this practice!"
- Melanie B.
"I felt like I was able to move through more past trauma within a couple sessions with Ashley than years of talk therapy combined. She has a unique ability to safely guide me in and then out of emotions and past trauma using experiential therapy.
Working with Ashley has been my first experience with this style of therapy and I am never looking back. I feel I am able to do so much work in just one short hour with her because of it.
I no longer live in Charlotte but make it a point to see Ashley when in town. We recently did a four hour intensive session when I was visiting and it was absolutely transformative. We were able to get deep into core wounds and thought patterns like I haven't been able to do before. I feel so comfortable emoting a wide range of emotions in front of her and with her like I haven't been able to do with previous therapists. I feel safe, supported, and guided in my sessions with Ashley. I've gained so much more insight and sense of resilience since starting this journey with Ashley and plan to continue. If you are ready to do the work, I cannot recommend Ashley more!"
- Kayla K.
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