AJR & Co. Psychological Expertise for Women’s Lives, Health & Work
Specialized expertise in women’s health, neurodiversity, and executive leadership.
Therapy Psychological Assessment Exec
AJR & Co. Psychological Expertise for Women’s Lives, Health & Work
Specializing in women’s health, neurodiversity, and leadership & professional performance.
Therapy · Psychological Assessment · Executive Coaching
Meet Dr. Ashley Junghans-Rutelonis, PhD, LP, PMH-C, R-PLC
AJR & Co's Dr. Ashley Junghans-Rutelonis, PhD, LP, PMH-C, R-PLC is a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine trained clinical psychologist and certified coach. She is authorized to practice Interjurisdictional Telepsychology (APIT) as granted by the PSYPACT Commission and a credentialed Health Service Psychologist (credentialed by the National Register of Health Service Psychologists). For over a decade, she has been partnering with women to solidify values-based living and explore next steps in the lives they choose to lead.
Dr. Ashley has received specialized training in health psychology, earning her Perinatal Mental Health Certification (PMH-C) through Postpartum Support International, her certificate as a Reproductive Mental Health Practitioner through the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and historically serving as an Assistant Professor in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She has also done extensive work surrounding the Menopause Transition (peri-menopause and post-menopause). She is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and the biopsychosocial model for incorporating biological, psychological, and social health factors into treatment, executive coaching, and assessment.
She also has extensive training in assessing and supporting neurodiversity presentations in women. Dr. Junghans-Rutelonis is a professional member of Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHAAD) and frequent contributor to webinars and panel discussions about neurodiversity in females and in the workplace.
In addition to clinical practice, Dr. Ashley provides executive coaching to professionals in high-stress occupations including those in law firms, medicine, banking, and C-Suite roles. Her approach integrates psychological expertise with practical, individualized strategies to help professionals better understand how they work, navigate barriers, and lead more effectively. She focuses on building sustainable systems and leadership practices that fit the individual, their role, and the real-world demands of their work. She is credentialed as a RETAIN Parental Leave Coach (R-PLC) by the Center for Parental Leave Leadership and partners with parents and leadership to help foster a smooth parental leave process.
Virtual Mental Health & Coaching
Virtual means mobility!
Dr. Junghans-Rutelonis is available in 44 states for therapy and assessment, as well as nationally and internationally for coaching. For you, this means mobility. Whether you are traveling for work, leisure, or personal reasons, you can still attend a virtual session. Virtual appointments can occur via phone call or a confidential app on your phone or laptop. She is flexible so you can make mental health care work for you. She is also available for in-person therapy sessions on Mondays in Edina, Minnesota.
Care available in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
*Upcoming 2026 availability in Massachusetts and Alaska.
What kind of therapy services do we provide?
Many women reach out with general needs while others have specifics they wants to discuss including
- Cognitive, emotional, physical, identity, and career changes during peri-menopause and post-menopause
- Mental health challenges during pregnancy and postpartum;
- Transitioning to maternity leave, and then returning to work or shifting out of the workforce;
- Transitioning to a parenting role and juggling multiple roles;
- Managing ADHD symptoms and Executive Functioning difficulties
- Significant sleep disturbance and difficulty with relaxation due to stress or hormonal shifts;
- High-stress role management;
- Skill building at work to manage imposter syndrome, burnout, and stress;
- Skill building in assertiveness and self-compassion;
- Ongoing worry and anxiety;
- Depression and feelings of sadness, anhedonia or low self-confidence;
- Ongoing personal or family stressors that are impacting their ability to engage professionally;
- Difficulty defining why exactly they feel stuck and wanting to delve deeper into values and goals misalignment while still acknowledging how they got to this place.
What kind of assessment services do we provide?
Dr. Ashley provides assessments specifically tailored to the needs of women. Mental heath diagnoses, research, and clinical practice focused on girls and women has often been missed or delayed. But... we know more and more about how neurodiversity and mental health concerns present in women. So, it is important to be evaluated by someone who is informed about nuanced presentations. Not everyone can be an expert in everything but this is one of Dr. Ashley's areas of passion. If you are new to neurodiversity assessment or feel you have not been listened to in the past, she might be a great fit!
Dr. Ashley provides assessments for women ages 22-65+. In certain situations, she is able to assess girls younger than 22. Please reach out for a consultation.
She can assess any of the following questions for adults:
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). You can read more about ADHD in our resources section.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD),
- Clarification about AuDHD (ASD and ADHD) and other common, co-occurring mental health conditions (e.g., anxiety, depression),
- Mental health diagnosis clarification (e.g., anxiety versus depression versus PTSD),
- Cognitive ability and memory,
- Learning disorders;
- Better understanding cognitive profile (memory, learning, executive functioning) and applying to current career demands.
Learn more about Psychological Assessment details.
What kind of coaching do we provide?
Coaching for individuals and organizations.
- More information on consultation and executive coaching within organizations is available HERE.
- Coaching individualized to neurodivergent, ADHD, AuADHD, and neuro-typical women in different stages of life and hormonal changes. Listen to Dr. Junghans-Rutelonis talk more about ADHD in women here.
- Executive Functioning coaching including time awareness, time management, organization, follow through, attention shaping, motivation management, self-restraint skills, and emotion self-regulation.
- Leadership skills including core leadership values, communication, modeling, presence, relationship building, and team engagement.
- Management skills including feedback, meeting structures, staff trajectory identification, candor, relationship building, and difficult conversations.
- Career development including skills assessment and strengths- based trajectories.
- Goals+values coaching: Focused on integrating your goals and values in a targeted, forward looking approach. Goals+values coaching is different from therapy in that work is skills-based, highly structured, and targeted.
- Maternity leave coaching - preparation and return.
- Young adults transitioning to college, law, medical, and graduate school.
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