The people behind your care

Meet the Team.

Care feels more personal when you know who is here to support you. Get to know the people who make Willa Mae Wellness a welcoming place, and the partner who can help when medication care is part of your journey.

Willa Mae Wellness

The people at our practice.

Virginia Ashley smiling

Founder & Clinician

Virginia Ashley, LCSW

Virginia founded Willa Mae Wellness to offer a warm, judgment-free space where people feel heard. Her therapy style blends compassion, honest conversation, practical guidance, and humor when it helps.

Meet Virginia
Ackeem Carto in a gray blazer with the Willa Mae Wellness frame

Therapist · LPC · He/Him

Ackeem Carto

With eight years of experience, Ackeem supports patients navigating depression, men’s issues, trauma, and PTSD. Licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, he offers virtual individual and couples therapy with a warm, collaborative style that draws on CBT and EMDR.

Meet Ackeem
Tatyana Seward smiling

Administrative Coordinator

Tatyana Seward

Tatyana helps patients feel welcome while coordinating scheduling, intake, insurance, billing support, and provider credentialing. An Army veteran with a B.S. in Applied Management, she is pursuing an MBA in Finance.

Meet Tatyana
Tansy Wright smiling in a green blazer

Provider Credentialing Specialist

Tansy Wright

Tansy is joining the administrative team to help with provider credentialing, insurance verification, and scheduling. Her background in customer service and property management informs an organized, people-centered approach to supporting patients and providers.

Meet Tansy

Partner in care

Dr. Rafia Grooms

DNP · PMHNP-BC · FNP-BC

Dr. Grooms partners with Virginia for patients who may benefit from psychiatric evaluations or medication management. She provides those services through her own practice, Elite Behavioral Health and Wellness.

Meet Dr. Grooms
Portrait of Dr. Rafia Grooms