Discover a new path to holistic healing

Welcome! I’m Dr. Ashley Royer, DNP, PMHNP-BC, CCRN

Hi, I’m Ashley, and I’m a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner. I help children, adolescents, families, couples, and adults with anxiety, depression, insomnia, ADHD, and addictions build self-confidence, clarify their inner purpose, establish calmness of mind, and find fulfillment in life and in love. I am an animal lover and nurse, with decades of experience, who has overcome depression and alcohol use disorder through nutritional psychiatry, holistic wellness, mindfulness, and spiritual exploration - these experiences are close to my heart and inform my practice.

My personalized functional and integrative psychiatric approach supports mind, body, and soul healing through a blend of nutraceuticals, pharmacologic supplements, mindfulness based therapies, lifestyle changes, functional medicine testing, and ancient wisdom. I also support clients by providing medication management, deprescribing psychiatric medications, and benzodiazepine tapers.

I am currently accepting new patients for telehealth and in-person visits throughout South Carolina.

** Available to see children, adolescents, and adults for medication management, psychotherapy, family therapy, or individual therapy.

https://valant.io/prospectivepatient/CoastalMindsCounseling

Healing Services

✓ How you can expect to feel better working with me:

Feel more like yourself, and thrive every day instead of just survive
Unshackle yourself from maladaptive habits or addictions that no longer serve you
Gain confidence, increase drive and motivation to reach your goals
Feel more ease, joy, love, passion, purpose and fulfillment in your life
Improve your relationships, self-esteem, and develop more meaningful connections with others
Feel more positive, well-rested, and energetic
Calm your mind, achieve greater focus, gain mental resilience and instill hope

✓ I work with you to get to the root of your mental health problems.

✓ I take the time to listen your story and make each visit count.

Does this sound familiar?

Stress, burnout, feeling unfulfilled, or unproductive at work
Feelings of irritability or mood swings that are affecting your life and relationships
Difficulty finding joy in things anymore
Feeling like you are constantly on edge and can’t relax
You are having a hard time moderating or stopping alcohol, drugs, or other habits
Feeling like past trauma is haunting you
You have body image or self-esteem concerns and constantly think about food and/or your weight
You have not been able to find a psychiatrist who understands or listens to you
You have tried numerous different doctors and medications with no luck
You have been considering discontinuing your psychiatric medication and would like to do so safely with support.
Or you might not know exactly what kind of help you need, and that’s okay
I treat people, not just symptoms. This means I always obtain a detailed history which leads to an individualized treatment plan that takes into account your personal goals, context, and beliefs beyond just a diagnosis and standard of care treatment.

My Credenditals

Doctoral Prepared Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from the Medical University of South Carolina-Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing
Board Certified PMNHP via ANCC
Functional and Integrative Psychiatry Fellow 2024
CCRN Certification via AACN
Academic invitation to study independently at Oxford University
Nearly 3 decades of hospital medicine experience in pediatric and adult populations
DBT internship
CBT and CBT-I Training
Addictions/Trauma survivor bringing a unique perspective and empathy to clients served

Why coastal minds

As a functional and integrative psychiatry practice based in South Carolina, Coastal Minds is founded on my conviction that healing is an all-encompassing process that combines the best of both worlds: Western medicine and the wisdom of the East.

My mission at Coastal Minds is not to simply prescribe you a pill and send you off on your way; it is to be a lifelong, trusted companion in helping you live a fulfilling and happy life.

I combine prescription medications with herbal and plant based medicine, lifestyle modifications, talk therapy and coaching, functional lab testing, as well as mind and body medicine to create a comprehensive treatment plan that will help you achieve your goals.

The correct medication is just the start of your treatment journey.

Sometimes we have to dig deeper to find the root of your problem.