Ashley Peterson, MSW, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Ashley Peterson received her undergraduate degree in Social Work from Minnesota State University - Moorhead in 2011 and her Masters of Social Work from University of North Dakota in 2017. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker in MN and Licensed Clinical Social Worker in ND. Ms. Peterson started her social work career working with individuals with disabilities, then in a treatment foster care program dually focused on family connection and mental health. She currently works out of Solutions’ Moorhead office and provides outpatient services. Ms. Peterson has extensive training in a number of evidence-based practices, including Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Motivational Interviewing, Attachment Biobehavioral Catch Up (ABC), and the Incredible Years model. She primarily provides services to families with young children, particularly children with trauma-related disorders, anxiety, behavioral disorders and ADHD. She works closely with Head Start, providing teacher training, coaching, and reflective supervision. She also provides parent groups for babies, toddlers and pre-school age children from Head Start. She has expertise in early intervention, child development, treatment of trauma, and parent management strategies. She appreciates how difficult it can be for young parents!

In Ms. Peterson’s spare time she enjoys traveling, hiking, kayaking, and live music. She loves outdoor activities and spending time in or near the water. She is a runner, and participates in a program called Irun4Michael, which matches her with someone to run for. She values being active with her family and sharing sports and church-related activities.