About Ashley Luongo, LMHC, PMH-C
I’m a therapist in Franklin, Massachusetts, and I work with people through infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy after loss, and life after baby. I see clients in person in Franklin and virtually throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
You Don’t Have to Explain Why This Feels So Hard
The path to and through parenthood doesn’t always go the way you expected. Maybe you’ve spent months or years organizing your life around cycles, appointments, and test results. Maybe you’re grieving a pregnancy while it feels like everyone else has moved on, or you’re pregnant again and afraid to let yourself hope. Maybe you’re holding the baby you wanted and wondering why you don’t feel the way you thought you would, or you keep replaying a birth that didn’t go as planned.
I work with people navigating infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy after loss, postpartum mental health, birth and medical trauma, and the life transitions that come with all of it. You don’t have to justify why it’s hard or minimize what you’re carrying. We can start from where you are.
My Approach to Therapy
Therapy with me is warm and down-to-earth, and it’s also practical. We’ll make room for what you’re feeling, and we’ll work on tools you can use in real life: between appointments, during the waiting, and in the middle of sleepless nights.
My work is evidence-based and trauma-informed. That means we move at a pace that feels manageable, you stay in control of what we focus on, and we build the plan together. You bring what you know about your own life, and I bring specialized training in perinatal mental health, infertility counseling, and trauma.
When an experience keeps feeling present long after it’s over, like a frightening birth, a loss, or a difficult medical experience, EMDR therapy may become part of our work. EMDR can help your brain process what happened so it feels less immediate.
Therapy isn’t about telling you how you should feel. It’s about creating room for what you’re actually experiencing and helping you feel more grounded as you move forward.
Areas I Specialize In
Infertility
When trying to conceive becomes emotionally exhausting, therapy can give you space to process grief, uncertainty, relationship stress, and difficult decisions.
Pregnancy Loss
Support for miscarriage, stillbirth, and other pregnancy losses — without expectations about how you “should” be grieving.
Pregnancy After Loss
A new pregnancy doesn’t automatically erase the fear left behind by loss. Therapy can help you navigate the hope and anxiety that can exist together.
Postpartum Mental Health
Support for postpartum anxiety, depression, intrusive thoughts, overwhelm, identity changes, and the realities of adjusting to parenthood.
Birth & Medical Trauma
Support when a frightening birth, emergency delivery, NICU stay, or other medical experience keeps replaying long after it’s over.
EMDR
Trauma-focused therapy, including EMDR intensives, for experiences that continue to feel present long after they’re over.
Training & Experience
- Working in mental health since 2011
- Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
- Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C)
- Advanced postgraduate training in infertility counseling
- EMDR trained
- Licensed to provide therapy in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Ready to Talk?
You don’t have to figure out exactly what kind of support you need before reaching out. We can talk about what you’re experiencing, what you’re looking for, and whether we’re a good fit.