Lai T Moy LPC

I trust that you are the expert on you. I want to ensure that you feel safe in the space we share & that my role is to care for you, not to fix you. I see you as a person, a whole human being--not as a "problem to be fixed." I believe in walking alongside you, & I trust that your whole & resilient self will lead you toward healing. This doesn't mean that I leave you out there to wander alone--I will be there with you, to witness you, to validate you, & to help clear a path through the emotional muck & mire that might be getting in your way.

Like most new relationships, ours will begin with curiosity. I am interested in you, so will ask some pretty basic questions, such as what brings you to therapy now? Where do you feel stuck? If you could walk out of therapy with something you do not already have or know, what would that be? How would your life be different once you have this "thing"? And, of course, I invite you to ask me questions, too.

• Pennsylvania, Licensed Professional Counselor, PC015280

I am a Pennsylvania-licensed professional and nationally certified counselor (LPC, NCC), as well as a certified trauma professional. I have worked with diverse populations that include children, teens, adults, and families in community behavioral health, and adults (18+) in group practice. I have also worked alongside survivors of trauma, co-creating safe spaces and trusting relationships, while bearing witness to their stories, healing, and thriving. I focus not on asking, “What is wrong?” but on “What has happened?” I am inclusive and open to collaborating with folks of all identities and have an especial interest in holding space with members of ethnic diasporas. Currently I collaborate with folks who find themselves struggling to make peace with their past. Through our work together, folks can start to discover who they are beyond what they’ve had to do to survive. They can learn to turn toward their inner wisdom and strengths; to connect with themselves and with others; and to recognize their self-value and self worth as differentiated from what they do and/or from what’s happened to them. Past hurts, however big or small, can bring up a lot of overwhelming thoughts, feelings, and parts of self. By empowering folks to author and (re)claim control of their own narratives, they’ll start to recognize, identify, and utilize their internal capacities and strengths to live their fullest lives in the here and now. This process can mean learning to name big emotions and understanding how they live in the body; reducing negative self talk and rebuilding self-esteem; challenging negative core beliefs and being guided by self compassion rather than self sabotage; and moving through stuckness to resilience and thriving.