Amanda Engracia Ayala (she/her/ella) is a multicultural Marriage & Family Therapist Associate (#R6414). Since 2019, she has been providing mental health services to a diverse range of folks throughout Oregon.

Her family is from Colima, Mexico and Southern California. Prior to her career as a relational therapist, she lived in Los Angeles for more than a decade and worked as a Certified Professional Nanny for high profile families. This lived experience afforded her a unique perspective into the lives of families. During this time, she began her healing journey with a therapist in West Hollywood and knew immediately she wanted to do the same.

Amanda completed her undergraduate degree at UCLA in 2014 and obtained her Masters of Arts in Marriage, Couple, Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark Graduate School in 2019. Currently, she is applying to be promoted to licensure with the board in Oregon. Until then, she is currently registered in the state of Oregon as a Marriage Couple Family Therapist Associate under the supervision of both Dr. Pilar Hernandez-Wolfe, LMFT (#T0971) and Cayla Panitz, LPC (#C3608).

You can find Amanda centering her heart through plants, nature, travel, intentional rest, community, and spending time with family. Decades later, she continues to see a therapist along with integrating self-care practices and rituals.