About Ashley

Ashley Melson joined Lilyfield in May 2018 as the Clinical Director. Ashley has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from Trinity University in San Antonio, TX, and a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma. Ashley is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner.


Prior to her current role, Ashley worked in residential care with children in the child welfare system, as well as in home- and school-based mental health serving children and adolescents in resource-scarce areas of Oklahoma City. She is passionate about working with children, adolescents, and adults who have experienced complex trauma, and loves finding ways to support them and their families in healing. Ashley is a TBRI Practitioner and rostered Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) supervisor and has extensive training in attachment work. 


Ashley is married and lives in Oklahoma City with her husband, Scott, and their two malamutes. She loves spending time with friends and family, cooking, trying new restaurants, watching sports, and traveling to explore new places and cultures.