Jodi Ashton brings California LMFT license #MFC 42404 and training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to her private practice in La Mesa's Mt Helix area on Grossmont Summit Drive. Somatic stress presentations in her couples and individual caseloads overlap with neuromuscular treatment at Acru Health - La Mesa, where spinal adjustment protocols address the tension-related pain that often accompanies anxiety and hyperarousal. Her academic foundation includes a Bachelor's in Family Studies from the University of Arizona and a Master's of Counseling from the University of Phoenix, with additional authorization from California's Office of Problem Gambling to treat disordered-gambling presentations. Solution-focused and interactive techniques anchor her couples work, while Prolonged Exposure Therapy addresses combat-related and civilian PTSD across individual sessions. Rehabilitation-adjacent referrals for stress-related musculoskeletal dysfunction connect to the orthopedic corridor along Grossmont Center Drive, including Grossmont Orthopedic Physical Therapy for post-injury recovery. Highest-intensity protocols involve structured Prolonged Exposure sequences with in-vivo and imaginal components calibrated to the Subjective Units of Distress Scale for systematic desensitization of avoidance behaviors.