Dr. Ashleigh Rutherford

Dr. Ashleigh Rutherford is a postdoctoral fellow at the American Institute for Cognitive Therapy. She received her bachelor’s degree in English and Psychology from Amherst College and a PhD in Clinical Psychology from Yale University. Dr. Rutherford has extensive training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has served as a therapist at the Yale Psychology Department Outpatient Clinic, Yale New Haven Hospital’s DBT Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), and the Yale Gender Program. Additionally, Dr. Rutherford completed her APA-accredited internship at Montefiore Medical Center, where she treated children, adolescents, and adults in a variety of therapeutic settings.

Dr. Rutherford offers a warm, compassionate, and individualized approach to evidence-based therapies. She emphasizes collaboration with her clients and provides a non-judgmental space to explore the problems in their lives and equip clients with the tools needed to cope with them. She is committed to helping her clients alleviate suffering and pursue lives that they feel are fulfilling and meaningful. Dr. Rutherford works with individuals throughout the lifespan and has particular expertise in working with those struggling with depression and anxiety, those going through transitions in their lives, those who have difficulty regulating emotion, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.