about

ash (they/them) is a second career clinician and private practice steward. they found their way to therapy work after spending previous lifetimes working as a studio and documentary photographer, artist, writer, birth and body worker, small business owner, advocate and community organizer.

as an abolitionist social worker and liberation-oriented human, they are committed to practicing in a holistic manner that centers collaboration, autonomy, and self-determination while acknowledging the limitations and barriers presented by the systems and world we presently exist within.

their therapy style is part choose-your-own-adventure, part guided journey, and is always relational, integrative, and affirming.

ash luna, lcsw

Education + Licensure*:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker (IL) #149.030346

Masters of Social Work, Aurora University

Perinatal Mental Health Certified

Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certified

Body Trust® Certification

Qualified Autism and ADHD Assessor

Prior certifications and specialized training in:

Accupressure • Attachment-Based Therapy • Bilateral Stimulation • Craniosacral Therapy • DBT • Full Spectrum Doula • Myofacial Release. • Parent and Child Yoga • Sensorimotor Therapy • Somatic Experiencing • Somatic Touch • Hatha Yoga

Identities + Orientations:

  • Queer

  • Trans

  • Late diagnosed AuDHDer

  • Disabled/Chronically Ill

  • Mixed-Indigenous ethnicity of Ojibwe (Anishinaabe), Greek, and Scottish ancestry

  • Culturally raised in a blended Indigenous, Greek, Mexican, Japanese household

  • Birthing parent to three living children

  • Spouse

  • Co-parent

  • Former eldest daughter, baby of the family, and middle child of 5

  • Spiritually invested in kincentricity and reciprocity

  • Politically far left of center

Current special interests:

  • Gardening and Growing things

  • Neuroplasticity and psychedelics

  • Our collective liberation

  • Zine collecting, making bad art, and printing things with other things

  • Re-learning chess

  • Traditional ecology

  • Cozy gaming

*in alignment with my values i no longer maintain certifications that uphold exclusionary barriers to entry via financial or other means with the exception of my social work licensure which allows me to provide equitable access to care while surviving and supporting my family. i do maintain training, supervision, mentorship, and continuing education via alternative and collaborative pathways.