Spiritual Emergence Counseling
"I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being." Hafiz
"...To live in this world
you must be able
to do three things:
to love what is mortal;
to hold it
against your bones knowing
your own life depends on it;
and, when the time comes to let it
go,
to let it go."
-Mary Oliver
Kevin P. Maloy, MA, LMHC
I operate from a humanistic/existential/transpersonal orientation, acknowledging the fact that you are the expert of your own experience and no one is capable of knowing you better than yourself. I have training in lifespan integration, CBT, CPT, mindfulness, mindfulness-based CBT, CBT for psychosis, somatic experiencing, EMDR, hypnotherapy, and addiction recovery. I am also a Washington State/nationally accredited supervisor (ACS).
My approach to counseling is informed by my own experience of making it through pain, loss, and confusion over the years- I wouldn't be who I am without having gone through what I have gone through; in that way I honor the tradition of the "wounded healer" and believe that connection with someone who understands is a vital component of the healing process.
I like to think that I walk the walk as well as talk the talk, and, although I love books, anything in me that might be seen as "wisdom" comes from real life experience.
I grew up in San Diego, majored in comparative religion and philosophy at U.W., received a masters degree from Argosy University. I have worked in community mental health and recently helped to create a mental health program at a drug and alcohol recovery center. I love soccer, reading, writing, cycling, music, poetry, traveling, dreaming, breathing, meditating, philosophy, and simply being.