E. Ansley Hayes, LCMHC

Trauma-Literate IFS, EMDR, and DBT Therapist


Ansley Hayes, LCMHC, smiling wearing a bandana

Hi I’m Ansley (she/they)

I help creative people navigate trauma healing, chronic stress, and nervous system regulation using mind-body, neuroscience-based therapy.

    • Playful + Open + Approachable + Funny

    • Open-Hearted + Radical + Brave + Scrappy

    • Warm + Diligent + Open + Honest

    • Solid + Reliable + Self-Aware

    • “Just enough cussin”

    • Trauma Recovery & Integration

    • Complex PTSD

    • Anxiety Disorders

    • Perfectionism

    • LGBTQIA+ identified teens and adults Including Trans and Non-binary identities

    • Self-Harm

    • Neurodivergent Trauma Survivors

    • Religious Trauma

    • Adults with emotionally immature parents

    • Anyone who is looking to redefine spirituality for themselves after being hurt by religion

    • Bisexual Women & Non-binary people in “straight'“ passing relationships

    • Horse Girls and Horse Theys, current and former

    • People who grew up without much who have complex feelings about having enough money in adulthood

    • Early career therapists who want to recover from or avoid burnout

    • Level 2 Internal Family Systems Trained Therapist through IFS Institute (175 hours)

    • EMDR Basic + Advanced Training with Trauma Specialists Training Institute (52 Hours)

    • Somatic Experiencing Beginning I (30 hours)

    • Intensively Trained in Comprehensive Dialectical Behavioral Therapy through Guilford Counseling, PLLC (60+ hours)

    • I am also a part of an ongoing EMDR consultation group

    • Building trust—slowly, safely, in the therapy room and in yourself

    • Untangling identity from survival strategies

    • Learning how to rest without guilt or collapse

    • Repairing your relationship to your body, your boundaries, and your past

    • Making space for joy and creativity—not just productivity

    • Exploring grief, anger, and self-compassion at a pace that doesn’t overwhelm

    • I identify as non-binary and bisexual. I’m in a long term partnership with a cis-man.

    • I grew up in Southern Appalachia.

    • I am a first generation college student.

    • I am a CPTSD survivor.

    • I am a writer, an artist, a gardener, and a gym rat.

    • Before I became a therapist, I wanted to be a farmer.