Meet the team.

Hi, I'm Madiha Ashraf, Licensed Professional Counselor and founder of Healing Grounds Counseling. For me, therapy isn't just a profession — it's a calling rooted in connection, culture, and compassion.

Therapy changed me. I will never forget how it felt to have someone reach down and pull me up. If you want to explore the motivations behind your emotions and behaviors, learn how to change patterns of over-thinking, or build tools to cope with difficult emotions, this is the place for you. I've provided therapy to hundreds of men, women, and teens aged 13 to 71.

You might look like you're holding it together on the outside, but what you actually feel is overwhelmed, exhausted, or unsure of who you're becoming. Maybe you're struggling to manage your emotions or to not overthink, or maybe you're carrying the weight of past experiences, struggling in your relationships, or feeling pulled in different directions by family, culture, and expectations. You don't need someone to "fix" you - you need a space where you can finally breathe, slow down, and feel genuinely understood.

I've always been drawn to sitting with people in the hard, honest parts of their lives. I work with adolescents, young adults, and adults through individual, couples, family, and group therapy. I lean on a mix of approaches — Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Adlerian Therapy, Gestalt Therapy — depending on what fits you. Much of my experience involves addressing anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship struggles, behavioral issues, mens' issues, and helping people determine their next steps in life.

Ferguson is the heart and fur of our counseling practice, bringing warmth, calm, and just the right amount of sass to every session. As a therapy cat in training, he is specializing in Animal-Assisted Therapy — offering purrs, head boops, and cozy companionship to help clients feel safe, seen, and supported.