Ashley E Allen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 12 years of experience in the mental health field. She has worked in various settings including community mental health, crisis response, corrections, counter-extremism, and cults. In addition to individual, couples, families, and group therapy she has provided training for mental health professionals, churches, universities, NASW, and other community groups on extremism with a particular focus on children raised in extremist groups. She has a particular interest in neuroscience and its role in helping us understand the impact of trauma to facilitate meaningful, personal growth. In her personal time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and beloved cats and dog, exploring new places, going for hikes, and Yoga.
Publications:
- Allen, A. (2015). [Review of the book The Family, by M. Kennerson]. ICSA Today 6(3), 24-25.
- Allen, A. (2016). Impact on Children of Being Born Into/Raised in a Cultic Group. ICSA Today 7(1), 17-22.
- Allen, A. (2017). [Review of the book Born and Raised in a Sect: You are not Alone, by L. Kendall]. ICSA Today, 8(3), 18-20
- Workshop titled Raised in Cults: A Hidden Population at the NASW New Jersey
- Annual Conference 2016
- Workshop title Children Raised in Extremist Groups: Culture Shock for an NASW live CE webinar (2018)
- New York Educational Outreach Committee to develop training materials on cults/high demand groups.
- Coordinator and Speaker for ICSA Conference- Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Coordinator and Speaker for ICSA Conference- Indianapolis, Indiana
