Rated 5.0 stars out of 5, 4 ratings

Morgan Rakay

LPC, 11 years of experience

Authentic
Solution oriented
Open-minded
Virtual
Next available on

About me

Hello! I'm Morgan, a licensed professional counselor and board-certified dance/movement therapist. At the heart of my work is a deep caring for lives and bodies in transition; centering people and their values within their own unique story. Transitions can hold great meaning in our life, but they can also be overwhelming, painful, or jumbled with feelings of grief and loss. I integrate values work, mind/body approaches, and traditional talk therapy to support self-reflection, grounding, and resiliency. I believe in a person's self-wisdom, and aim to help people create their own processes for understanding, communication, and values-based decision making. My work holds space for the experience of medical trauma; chronic, progressive, and advanced illness; chronic pain; end-of-life care, and grief/bereavement. I work with patients, caregivers, families, and friends who are impacted by illness, life-transitions, and loss. Transitions show up in many places in our daily lives, not just the “big” events! I also work with children and adults with ADHD, anxiety, depression, Autism, and relationship concerns to find creative, new approaches to authentic self-expression and addressing their needs as a whole person.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Our first sessions together will be about getting to know each other and build a sense of safety for engaging in the therapy process. We'll work together to figure out what pacing, session structure, and communication style work - as well as discuss preferred modalities. I'll guide an overview of the concerns you want to address, and collaboratively set goals for our work together.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Many people worry they are either "too much", or that their problems aren't big enough for therapy - I value each person's experiences as meaningful, powerful, and valuable. I promise to always show up as myself, with transparency and curiosity, and I will hold space for the heavy and the mundane all the same. In particular in my work, I hold space for bodies in deep transition, dying, death, and grief. I am committed to research, advocacy, and education regarding values-based medical decision making, collaborative medical care, serious illness and end-of-life conversations, and the importance of ritual and community during grief.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

Cancer, chronic pain, chronic illness, grief, loss, life transitions, adhd, anxiety, depression, caregivers.

Other specialties

ADHDAnxietyDepressionFirst Responders/Healthcare WorkersSelf Esteem

I identify as

Serves ages

My treatment methods

Grief Therapy

I am a certified grief counselor with over a decade of experience. Understanding grief and loss as a universal human experience allows us to work with those experiences from a non-pathologizing and person-centered view.

Person-centered (Rogerian)

My work centers each person's unique experiences, values, means of expression, and personally defined goals.

Mind-body approach

I have a master's degree in Dance/Movement Therapy and am a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist with the ADTA. My work always seeks to understand and share the mind-body experience not as a "lense" but as a truth, as we experience the world in and through our body. Our emotions are as physical as they are psychological, and at times offer us other ways to learn about ourselves.

Eclectic

I am also trained and certified in Cognitive Behavior Therapy, CBT for Chronic Pain, Motivational Interviewing, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and have gathered education and experience from a range of views within the mental health field. I integrate these theories and approaches in response to each client's needs as they develop over time.

Location

Virtual

Licensed in

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