Ailey holds a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol) designation with the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is an active facility membership in the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology, specializing in Counselling Psychology, Perinatal Psychology, HIV and Sexual Health, and Eating Disorders. Additionally, she is a Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors (MBCAP). In Canada, Ailey is a Registered Clinical Counselor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (RCC), a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCC), and a Certified Sex Therapist with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors and Therapists (AASECT). She holds a Master of Counselling Psychology and a Master of Arts in Depth Psychology with an Emphasis in Somatic Studies, and is a graduate of Harvard Medical School’s Global Mental Health: Trauma Recovery Masters certificate program. Ailey also possesses two Honours Bachelor Degrees in Women’s Studies, Communication and Psychology from the University of Ottawa (Université d’Ottawa). She has completed postgraduate training in Sex Therapy from Guelph University, a certificate in Sex Therapy from the Modern Sex Therapy Institute (online), Perinatal Psychology from Postpartum Support International and training in the Clinical Science of Eating Disorders from the University College London Faculty of Medicine.
Additionally, she has fulfilled the requirements to be a certified Focusing Oriented Therapist (FOT), Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner (CI), Certified Internal Family Systems Therapist (C-IFS), and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). Furthermore, she has trained to deliver MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD (MAPS USA) and Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy in a research setting. Ailey has also completed the requirements to become a Registered Yoga Teacher and a member of the International Mindfulness Teacher Association.
Her education and life experience have led to a specialized clinical focus on sexual trauma integration, embodiment, eating disorders, and intimate relationships. As a psychotherapist, Ailey blends the principles of depth psychology, relational somatics, intersectional feminism, and interpersonal neurobiology.
