For those interested in more traditional conscious-mind oriented talk sessions. Spiritual guidance and a plain old listening ear also available!

Traditional Session

Chris Knotts, LSW

After a long journey of working on my developmental trauma with various therapies, I was led to try Core Transformation. Those therapies were very helpful, but I wanted to address the root causes of my issues. I will tell you that this process is difficult to talk about. I read the book and had a cognitive understanding, but until I had the experience of CT, now I know! What I experienced after several sessions with Ashley was hard to describe. It felt like being in a state of grace and feeling immense gratitude. There was an ineffable, ecstatic oneness experience that faded over a while, but the effects remain of feeling more compassionate, loving, and self-aware towards myself.
 
I am more trusting of life and live in a state of gratitude. The challenges still come, but they are not overwhelming like they used to be. As for Ashley, she was a wonderful guide through the process. Her presence made me feel open and trusting. She has a spirit for the work and comes across as compassionate and kind, Very attuned. When we got into the deeper more painful areas of my issues, she knew how to navigate and take me safely through very difficult parts. I highly recommend Ashley for this challenging work.

Ophelia J., Author, Certified Medical Assistant (AAMA), Reiki Master

Ashley Klesken helped me get my life back. Due to various life traumas, I had sought help in therapy twice before I met Ashley. That was traditional talk therapy and while each time it helped for a little while, my anxiety and depression kept coming back. This third time, reaching a point where I needed help but for various reasons couldn’t find a traditional therapist, I decided to find a nontraditional one. Fortunately, a mutual friend recommended Ashley to me, and what a gift she turned out to be! She is patient, understanding, compassionate, and best of all, she has so many skills to help a person it is mind-boggling. She and I didn’t spend endless time rehashing in detail all the things that have hurt me in my life. Instead, she showed me how to heal myself in such a thorough way that I’ve been restored to the person I was before so much of the trauma happened. I regained my confidence, my self-esteem, my life, and most of all, my whole soul. I had been stuck with my writing: doubting myself, unable to write and then berating myself for not being able to write—in short, a vicious cycle of truly negative writer’s block. We solved that problem in one session.

She also offers a type of scalar biofeedback that somehow, again in one session, managed to banish the neck pain that has plagued me for years, thus saving me from traditional injections and then surgery. I don’t know if my amazingly quick resolutions are a record for her, but I do know they are a miracle to me. The greatest thing about Ashley’s skill set is that it comes with a huge helping of generosity. She has taught me how to handle the negative things that raise their ugly heads from time to time so that I don’t become negative or bogged down, and so I don’t have to feel stuck in a dark place ever again. Ever again. Those words are so life-changing I’m still astounded by the progress she helped me make inside of six [2 hr] sessions. I wholeheartedly recommend Ashley to anyone looking to change their lives for the positive, as well as for good. Life is so short. Ashley Klesken can show you how to make the most of it without spending time and energy on sadness, depression, anxiety, and pain. 

Melinda C, Age 53, Ontological Life Coach

Ashley understands in depth the mechanics of trauma and how to clear it. She is versed in numerous techniques and is an effective practitioner.

I had many consistent and repeated traumatic experiences growing up in a strict and traditional Asian household. In fact, I didn’t know it was considered trauma until I spent years in therapy and couldn’t
seem to adopt new ways of behaving. I thought I didn’t progress in my therapy well because it was just another thing that I “needed to do better” - just like everything else that was demanded of me growing
up.

Unknown to me, the constant demands to be perfect, the constant belittling, criticism, blaming is called “complex” PTSD, and is a real thing with a real effect on my present day life.

In just one session, Ashley was able to desensitize one of my triggering moments so that it does not affect my present day life! Free from the negative emotions, I can learn new behaviors now, and love
myself more.

Ashley is a kind, warm, caring practitioner who truly cares about her clients. I highly recommend Ashley to anyone with trauma… and since we all have trauma, that means I recommend her to everyone.

Sam Pascoal, Regional Wellness Lead at Cognizant

Ashley is an amazing coach. When we started working together I had a problem of being very defensive in my relationships, to the point where others did not want to be around me due to my abrasiveness. Ashley helped me to release old negative emotions and limiting beliefs that were holding me back, and embrace more adaptive strategies when relating to others. Now I feel at peace in my relationships with my immediate family members in ways that I had never known possible. Thank you so much Ashley for this experience! It means the world to me. If you have never experienced NLP or Timeline Therapy, I highly recommend contacting Ashley. It will change your life.

Lydia Forge, MSW, RSW

As a clinical social worker and a Christ-follower, I find a lot of mental health to have a deep spiritual component. Because of this, I am very selective of who I do my personal healing explorations with. Working with a woman like Ashley who loves God and incorporates Him into each area of the coaching process has brought my healing to a deeper spiritual place in my walk with Christ and in my emotional wellness. I have no doubt in my mind that anyone will only be blessed, working with her.

Kristyn Robinson, Astrologer, Aspiring Self-Love Coach

I first witnessed Ashley's coaching talent during a featured talk on healing and spirituality. She skillfully introduced Core Transformation to an unfamiliar audience, engaging in discussions that explored unique personal challenges. Her empathy and ability to create a supportive atmosphere fostered inclusive and diverse conversations. 

Ashley's passion for her work and her ability to connect with her clients set her apart as a noteworthy speaker and presenter. Her dedication to promoting personal development, coupled with her gift for effective communication, makes her an invaluable resource.

Some months following this event, I had the privilege of engaging one-on-one with Ashley in two 90-minute sessions over two weeks. Throughout these interactions, Ashley displayed exceptional professionalism, maintaining respect and transparency in articulating session objectives. We explored my relational and spiritual goals, addressing trauma and childhood programming that had hindered my professional progress and damaged my self-esteem. Ashley guided me through a re-examining and mantric-like process that resulted in significant reductions in ruminating thoughts, improved emotional resilience, deeper self-understanding, and a newfound commitment to building trust within myself and with others. 

I wholeheartedly recommend Ashley to anyone seeking executive leadership or holistic lifestyle coaching. For more details on my experience working with or listening to her speak, please feel free to shoot me a message.

Anonymous, Ontario, Canada

I hired Ashley to help me navigate some issues within my marriage which were becoming more intense since the start of the pandemic. I noticed that my husband and I were almost co-existing under one roof with very little communication or intimacy. I found myself becoming more and more frustrated with him and doubting the longevity of our marriage. Ashley welcomed my concerns with patience and ease. She allowed me to share openly and without any shame, which helped me process certain thoughts I had been bottling up for almost a decade. Ashley helped me reframe the issues that were causing frustration and pain, and used a series of NLP techniques to help me shift my belief structure on a deep unconscious level. By doing so, I was able to resolve the emotional impact from events that occurred early in my marriage, and gain a new perspective on my relationship and overall life. Almost immediately, I was able to show up with more clarity, compassion and understanding. I no longer looked for problems or jumped at the opportunity to criticise my husband. I found myself responding vs reacting and navigating issues with more kindness and forgiveness. It really didn't take much other than a full commitment to improve my situation, and a trust that Ashley was the person to help me get there. I am so grateful I chose to work with Ashley as it has proven to be the best investment I've ever made in my marriage, and in myself.

Jeanine, Yoga Instructor

Ashley has a radiant energy, is compassionate in her work, and is very professional. Her counseling has helped me become who I was meant to be and has given me more clarity on my purpose in life. Her guidance and use of NLP has not only changed my perspective in life, but also has had a positive impact on not only me but on my family as well. Thanks Ashley!!

I have Somatic, EMDR, Psychodrama and NLP training. I am a Licensed Therapist and am not including my name due to the sensitivity of the material. 

When I started this process, I was having trouble forgiving someone from my past due to being groomed and raped. The intense rage was blocking me from a lot of areas in my life. We worked on [my unconscious response to] the situation where I was manipulated and subsequently raped. In that process we also addressed childhood patterns of extreme vulnerability that left me feeling unprotected to the possibility of manipulation - which in this case led to rape.
 
After working with Ashley, I am quite a lot freer. I have reached another level of forgiveness and confidence, and heaviness has lifted, that has changed the trajectory of my path. I learned an internal process that if any heaviness returns I will be able to work with it and lift it. I find Ashley very respectful, encouraging and her support invaluable. 

Kira, Student, California

I have worked with Ashley over the past few months, and I really benefited from all the work we did together. All together we did two one hour sessions and nine breakthrough sessions. Starting out I was in a place where I finally felt ready to tackle some of the daily anxiety I have experienced in the past, especially surrounding perfectionism, school, and relationships. Ashley helped me to develop some daily calming habits and routines to relax both my mind and my body. After working with Ashley I am better able to think before I react, helping me to feel more in control of my emotions rather than feeling like they were in control of me. We even explored a phobia I have had for years, and I have definitely let go of some of the tension surrounding that fear of mine. This more brain based focused counseling [coaching] was a great fit for me, and I definitely recommend reaching out to Ashley if you are interested in healing not just your body, but your mind and soul as well.

Tara Kanerva, NLP Master Coach, PACE Co-Founder, Inspired Outcomes Co-Founder

Ashley's passion and curiosity are the first things that will draw you into her light.  She is genuine in her desire to help others and to share her healing energy. 

Teaching Ashley was an absolute pleasure.  I looked forward to her questions because they always demonstrated the depth of her thinking and the strength of her understanding.  

Ashley was reliable in every opportunity offered to her and makes connections quickly. She regularly moved through learning, to understanding, to application, and positive, powerful change in her client in one fell swoop.

I would recommend Ashley to anyone seeking deep, meaningful change.  She is bright and enthusiastic and will lift your heart and change your life!

Lindsey, Alive and Free Coach, Iowa

[Healing] went way deeper with Ashley. The tools are different. It was one of my first experiences, at least that consistently, to have someone really say, ‘what is actually going on for you’, and it was about me, and not just what a coach might know for a client. I’ve had great coaches, but I would just go along with what people would say. Ashley caught on to that and was able to point it out and then invite me into not just going along with what she was thinking it was, but me learning how to speak for myself. It was very inviting for something that was really vulnerable. Just to be more honest about it, and I don’t know if Ashley considers that a tool or not, I just think it’s part of her genuine heart in her coaching. 

The 2 hour long sessions were very significant because, at least for me, I don’t like being rushed, so having that security of having enough time. It’s not just one hour, plus we’ll meet more frequently, and that opened a lot of security and trust. 

I just love Ashley’s personality, and that made it so much fun. The healing journey is hard, but it was enjoyable, and I continue to look forward to working together because I think I’ll always have coaching or mentoring in some sort of way, and I’ve been excited about the coaching I’ve had, but not quite like this. Ashley hit the nail on the head, she sees me, she has this space, and it’s not that others weren’t trying to, but there was something significant about this. She celebrates all the small things, so that starts cultivating in my mind – something that I wouldn’t normally pay attention to. Witnessing Ashley supporting me in all of that introduced me to how I can treat myself as well. 

Eddy R, Father, Florida

I’ve been in therapy (coaching) with Ashley for some months now. When I started, I was a pretty grumpy dude, and I wasn’t the type of person who would go to therapy, and although my life is not perfect now, I’m definitely more comfortable with what my life is. Ashley really helped me get to that place where I’m not feeling sorry for myself all the time and I’m also not seeing myself as the bad guy all the time, so I’m really thankful for both of those ways of looking at myself and ways of looking at life. Some of the ways she did that were Timeline Therapy, which is probably my favorite out of the different techniques, which is just finding a point in your own history where that emotion, that feeling, began, and addressing it there, so she’s definitely helped with that. 

She’s also helped with couples therapy. I think what was great about the couples therapy is that both my wife and I were able to enter this room together and really get to a place where we actually had at least some sort of understanding as to what the other one was going through. With couples therapy, we were able to really hear each other in a way where we weren’t attacking each other. We were listening to each other a lot more, and I think that was a direct result of having Ashley there, and having Ashley mediate in a manner where it was clear she wasn’t really taking either side, she was just there to help us get to where we needed to be, and I really really appreciate her for that. 

Julie Lamson, South Carolina

Hi Ashley... I am doing quite well.  Feeling more at home in my body and it’s as if my container has grown. There is a part of me that feels stronger and more at ease, like I am able to lean more into what is present for me.  More relaxed to what is.  Thank you for assisting me in this transformation that calls to me. You are such a joy!  Your spirit, your smile, your laugh, your knowledge and guidance. Digging deep has never been this much fun for me!  And there is a more to come.  You truly are a marvelous healer... 

[*asked permission to use above personal message as testimonial...]

Yes!!  Feel free to use whatever parts of my text you want... I am very honored and very delighted that my thoughts on our work/experience together is something that you want to share.  And even better that you will put some of my words regarding our deep dive together out into the world and hopefully it can/will help others know that there is hope, much hope for healing our trauma and finding the joy and love of self and others that we all were meant to feel and hold in our being. It’s a beautiful thing to lean into, and fun too!  So let the adventures, the digs, the dance, the songs, the wonder and awe continue, wherever we are. 🥰👏🎉🐓

Jenna, Ontario, Canada 

Who knew Parts Work could be so fun? The process of Core Transformation with Ashley (and my parts!) is a joy to experience. Ashley's calm and compassionate demeanour make her the perfect guide for whatever journey you might be on. I highly recommend booking a session (or more!) with Ashley. 

Dana Michelle Gillespie, Transformational Mindset Coach

I highly recommend working with Ashley if you have the opportunity. I felt so seen, heard and supported by her through the whole time. Not only did the Core States I stepped into - feel absolutely incredible, but also I continue to notice the positive effects in my every day life on the topic we worked on. They continue to unroll! This is truly remarkable as it was an issue for me since I was very little. And I continue to witness it’s no longer the same. I’m forever grateful.

Maria, Mother, Illinois

I remembered how excited I had been to meet with Ashley on Friday’s...

When I would meet with you minutes just flew by, your charismatic presence full of dedication, kindness and sweetness was surreal. Since the first session I felt like emotional layers had been dismantled. I continue to remember things you said and continue to find relief.

Thank you so much Ashley for your services and Kindness.

Kaisa, Biofield Tuning Practitioner

Thank you Ashley for your session. 
After a session I made the biggest step in my life (when it comes to money). I made an offer to buy a little old farm...
It was a really big thing to me and there are still a lot of unclear things related to that. 
To my surprise, after I pressed enter, I felt totally at peace and I slept peacefully at night!
 That peace and trust was beautiful.

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Traditional Session