Ep 9. Ashleigh Wallach talks about the D/deaf and hard of hearing experience, and what you need to know.

Ashleigh Wallach is an Australian psychologist and founder of Ashleigh Wallach Psychology, with a strong focus on supporting Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals through accessible, Deaf-aware psychological care. Drawing from both professional expertise and lived experience as a hard of hearing psychologist, Ashleigh is passionate about creating spaces where people feel genuinely understood, empowered, and supported to live more intentionally and authentically. Ashleigh works primarily through telehealth and integrates evidence-based approaches including EMDR, Internal Family Systems, ACT, and CBT.  Ashleigh has also founded Creating Echoes, an evolving Deaf-aware psychoeducation and capacity-building initiative designed to make psychological concepts more accessible to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. Through webinars, programs, advocacy, and public speaking, she is committed to increasing awareness of Deaf experiences within psychology and promoting more inclusive, affirming mental health care.  Anita and Ashleigh chatted about her lived experience as a hard of hearing person, and what psychologists need to be thinking about to do better for the Deaf and hard of hearing population.