Experience, Compassion, Guidance

Are you at a point in your life where you are looking for help from a counselor, psychologist, or therapist? Are you tired of experiencing anxiety or depression, struggling with a loss such as a death or painful divorce, or going through a midlife crisis? Maybe you are simply overwhelmed with the stress of life and your regular stress management tools are failing you or you are having trouble at work because of a difficult boss or co-workers. If you’ve found my Rising Moon Healing Arts website, then you must be ready to begin the healing process. You must be looking for just the right kind of therapist and counseling services.

Choosing counseling services can be challenging. If you are tired of trying to handle things on your own and are ready to begin healing you want someone who brings experience in psychology, can listen with compassion, and can offer guidance. As a practicing counselor, therapist, and healer since 1989, I know that education in psychology and counseling techniques, while important, are not enough when it comes to helping people change their lives. The single most important element is the relationship between you and your counselor or healer. This starts with the counselor or healer’s ability to listen, understand, and offer guidance that is tailored to help you personally. Emotional healing begins with this relationship with the therapist.

At this writing, I have 22 years of experience in counseling psychology listening to, connecting with, and offering guidance designed to help people feel better and live happier lives. All of these people represent thousands of different stories and life experiences. Sometimes just the experience of being ‘listened to’ with understanding begins the healing process.

Generally, though, listening and understanding are not enough. People who suffer from anxiety, depression, grief and loss, or need help with stress management have almost always tried what they already know before they call a counselor, psychologist, or therapist. If all they wanted was to be listened to, they could talk to a friend. How is talking to a professional different?

The difference is the guidance aspect of counseling psychology. This is where my training and education in psychology, along with my years of experience, come together so that I can offer you specific information, based on your own situation, personality, and the latest outcomes-based research, designed to help you feel better.

At Rising Moon Healing Arts, I offer psychotherapy, psychological counseling, and energy healing to adults of all ages in my private office in downtown Tacoma, next door to the Museum of Glass. The office is convenient to clients living in Tacoma, Lakewood, Gig Harbor, University Place, Puyallup, Federal Way and Seattle.

If you’ve found my website because you are looking for a therapist who offers counseling help or energy healing, the only way you will know if I’m the right professional for you is to contact me. Call me or email me and let’s talk for a few minutes. To contact me, please click on ‘Contact’ in the menu to the left.