I am Moriah Marston, a soul mentor and psychotherapist who helps individuals and couples more readily define the "psychic prisons" that are keeping them locked in nonproductive and troubling life pattern

The Situation  

Many people are facing a crisis, at a fearful crossroads, or overwhelmed with many emotions and have lost clarity and direction of who they are and what they want out of life. Also, they may be at a juncture where they want to grow in a new direction and need guidance, insight and support to cultivate a new part of themselves.

Often clients are trying to handle the emotional impact of a personal trauma that they have experienced, such as the death of a loved one, a health crisis, the end of a relationship, the loss of a job, but cannot do this on their own. This is very difficult to do by oneself—even if a person is strong.

Other individuals are suffering from depression, anxiety or deep anger and do not understand why. Often there may have been an earlier trauma in their lives that they do not consciously remember. The pain from this earlier trauma permeates their life, even when they can't identify the roots of these wounds, leaving them lethargic, hopeless, passionless and numb.

The Approach 

When first talking with someone, regardless if the problem is depression, a relationship issue, long-term trauma or a desire to break out of feeling "stuck" in stagnant patterns, I want to help get to the root of the problem as soon as possible.

Much of the work is to uncover buried feelings and wounds, internal conflicts and repressed gifts. By embracing our authentic nature and integrating buried emotions, healing and resolution naturally occur and a new life is created that is true to ourselves, more authentic.

I help people recognize something in their past that blocks fulfillment in their present lives. Through my ability to listen at a profound level and follow the clues within the unconscious, I can identify limiting belief systems that may be restricting their potential for happiness. This liberates them to become all that they aspire to be.

The trust that develops between myself and the client is essential to our therapeutic relationship. I nurture this trust through non-judgmental and compassionate responses to the client's process. This trust allows us to gently, yet with strong focus, explore sensitive emotional areas that need loving attention.

To do so, I use several approaches.

First, I ask many questions. Perhaps the client has been asking himself/herself some of these as well, but cannot find the answer or is fearful of uncovering the deeper issues connected to the initial concerns. Or maybe the client isn't sure of what to ask himself/herself. Now, with my support, we can clarify the deeper questions and bravely explore these inquiries.

All questions offer clues and help get to the important issues. I am like a detective who follows the deeper messages from the unconscious in order to unlock the trapped parts of self that are yearning to be revealed and attended to.

I most often use dream analysis and astrology as tools to better understand my clients' needs and to quickly identify the roots of whatever issues the clients may have. Although I see some clients in person, most of my therapy is done over the telephone. Through patient, objective, supportive, caring and intuitive questioning I am able to tune in very deeply to my clients issues and what their inner selves are saying.

Uncovering the Inner Self

Uncovering the Inner Self

When clients look into their core inner self, they often find events and circumstances in their earlier lives that caused pain. As children, they had no way to understand what was happening around and to them.

They may have concluded that whatever happened was their fault.

As adults, they now have the ability to eliminate the false conclusions made from a child's perspective.

Instead of feeling like a victim, they can become empowered by putting their childhood events into a completely new perspective that heals their pain and liberates them from buried guilt, shame, anger and grief.

Sessions are offered via phone or office visit.