Ashlea Taylor-Barber is an independently Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, Relationship Expert, Keynote Speaker and the CEO/owner of the therapy & consulting practice Favor & Grace Under Fire and the speaking engagement company Speaking Favor and Grace.

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Ashlea graduated from Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and an Advanced Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy. With over 15 years of experience in the Behavioral Health field, Ashlea loves utilizing experiential and EMDR techniques with clients specializing in helping folks move through life transitions, trauma, spiritual and race-based issues, dysfunctional generational patterns, and women issues.

 

"I became a Marriage and Family therapist because the foundation of Marriage and Family Therapy is rooted in finding the root cause of the problem," Barber states.

 

Ashlea also shares her knowledge at speaking engagements as Ashlea in Favor, The Relationship Restorer, speaking about relationships in Ministry, relationships in the workspace and relationships with self. Ashlea has been featured on news channels 3, 5 and PBS as a therapeutic expert and has been a keynote speaker across the country at behavioral health entities, companies, conferences, churches, retreats, and summits. Her speaking engagements have also included the Arizona Supreme Court Judicial Conference and the Arizona Probation Conference, along with organizations such as Banner University, Childhelp, the Fresh Start Women's Foundation, and Midwestern University.

 

Ashlea is a member of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, where she serves as a minister and currently serves in the Intercessory Prayer Ministry and is studying to be a part of the deliverance ministry. She is also a member of the historically Black, community service-based sorority Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.