Ashley Bayley, LMSW

Foster Care Social Worker

Ashley Bayley joined Agape of Central Alabama full time in June 2025 after serving as an intern beginning in April 2024 while completing her Master of Social Work at Capella University. As a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW), Ashley is passionate about supporting children and families, helping them build safe, nurturing relationships that reflect God’s love. Ashley provides clinical services under the supervision of Lindsey Gurley, LICSW-S. She is a Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Practitioner who integrates TBRI® principles, Theraplay®-informed practices, and Integrative Attachment Family Therapy (IAFT®)-informed approaches into her clinical work. Through a relationship-centered, trauma-informed lens, she helps children and families strengthen attachment, build trust, deepen connection, and develop healthier relationship patterns. Ashley is also a certified Prepare/Enrich® Facilitator, further equipping her to support couples and families in building stronger, healthier relationships.

Ashley values collaboration with children’s biological families and the professionals who work together to support their well-being. As a foster and adoptive parent herself, she brings both professional training and personal experience to her work with children and families. Ashley and her husband, Mark, have six children and three dogs. Her personal experiences, combined with her clinical training and passion for relationship-centered care, inform her compassionate approach to helping families grow, heal, and thrive.