Ashley Ariail

Ashley Ariail is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Certified Eating Disorder Specialist at Children's Health: The Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders. In addition to her twelve years serving as a clinician therapist in this specialty population, Ashley also serves on the hospital's Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT). While providing face to face care during the pandemic, Ashley witnessed firsthand the sharp increase of admissions to the emergency department for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. Ashley's fellowship will focus on adolescent mental health and will address the national mental health crisis, as declared by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Children's Hospital Association. 

Children's Health is committed to making life better for children. As one of the largest and most prestigious pediatric care providers in the country and the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, Children's Health cares for children through more than 750,000 patient visits annually. The Children's Health system includes two full-service hospitals, an inpatient specialty hospital, and multiple specialty clinics. Our commitment to the community reaches beyond our walls and into schools, social service organizations, boardrooms, city halls and legislative chambers. In addition to providing health care, we often serve as a voice for the voiceless and an advocate for children who have no vote and no lobbying group to speak on their behalf.