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Ashley Toohey, M.Sc.

PhD Candidate

Ashley is completing her doctoral degree in the School and Applied Child Psychology program at Western University. She is currently a psychological services staff member at a school board, and a contractor with Dalton Associates and Launch Behavioural Health. Under the supervision of a Registered Psychologist, Ashley completes psychological/psychoeducational assessment and provides therapeutic services.

Ashley holds an Honours Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master’s in Developmental Psychology from Trent University. She has worked with diverse populations of children and youth, ages 3 – 21, and their families. Ashley has experience working in Indigenous communities, community-based clinics, and the school board setting. With psychotherapy and assessment clients, Ashley uses a trauma-informed, client-centered, and evidence-based approach.


Dalton Associates (DA) and Launch Behavioural Health acknowledge that we are situated on Turtle Island, that has been inhabited by Indigenous Peoples from the beginning. As a settler-owned organization, we are always working on de-colonizing our practices and offering mental health services that reflect a wholistic approach to health and wellness. Our clients come from a variety of backgrounds, and include First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples. We want to do more than make a difference at an individual level: we aspire to support a societal shift in the way that mental health is addressed and cared for, and we believe that a cross-cultural approach, bringing Indigenous worldviews to the forefront, is necessary to help break the system and rebuild it in a way that promotes healthy wellbeing for future generations. We are actively engaged in changing the landscape of mental health care in Ontario, by augmenting (and compensating) the voices and experiences of Indigenous knowledge keepers, and by incorporating Indigenous values and teachings in our program models.