Private Practice | Brainspotting therapist & Co-Founder of Mending Matters

Ashley Buckner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in both California and Utah. She has been serving clients since 2012. Ashley spent the first part of her career as a school-based therapist in San Diego and assisted in co-founding Mending Matters. It was with the Mending Matters clinical team that she developed her skills and passion for serving others. In 2018, she moved to Utah where she spent a year working at a residential facility for adolescent girls. Ashley has clinical experience in various settings. She has worked in outpatient clinics, police diversion programs, school-based therapy services, residential treatment, and also spent time as a clinical supervisor. Ashley is now a certified Brainspotting therapist and currently specializes in working with trauma. She has a private practice in Southern Utah where she continues to work with adolescents, families, and adults and also provides virtual therapy sessions. In her spare time, Ashley teaches at a local yoga studio and values the importance of bringing physical and mental wellness to her community.

San Diego County District Attorney’s Office | Law Enforcement Liaison

Marla has worked within the law enforcement and mental health communities in San Diego County for over thirty years. Marla has developed programs for law enforcement jurisdictions involving mental health issues, including juvenile diversion programs for the El Cajon Police Department, the La Mesa Police Department and the San Diego Police Department. In addition, Marla implemented the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) for San Diego County law enforcement agencies. Currently, PERT contracts with thirteen law enforcement jurisdictions within San Diego County and assigns clinicians at twenty-three separate law enforcement locations. Marla also coordinates both the development and distribution of training materials for law enforcement personnel and clinicians. Marla currently works at the San Diego County District’s Attorney’s Office supporting Deescalation, Crisis Management and Mental Health Training for San Diego County law enforcement. In addition, she facilitates the Meth Strike Force and the Prescription Drug Abuse Taskforce.