Biography

Dr. Ashley Winch is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Florida. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Central Florida and is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at UCF RESTORES. Her research and clinical focus center on the treatment, education, and prevention of traumatic experiences and their subsequent symptoms.

Dr. Winch began her clinical training at the Yale Child Study Center under the mentorship of Dr. Nancy Suchman, where she gained experience in substance use and parenting. During her graduate training at UCF RESTORES, she received extensive preparation in treating trauma symptoms experienced by first responders, veterans, and children following significant trauma exposure. She also completed specialized training in Autism assessment and treatment at Nemours Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Winch then completed her predoctoral residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where she combined her expertise in trauma and neurodiversity to serve children experiencing trauma symptoms with comorbid ADHD, Autism, and in-utero substance exposure across outpatient and inpatient settings.

Drawn by her passion for the work at UCF RESTORES, she returned to UCF following the completion of her Ph.D. in 2024. Dr. Winch has received supervised clinical training in a variety of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma Management Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy.