Compassionate counselling for calm, confident, and connected living.
Welcome to Moon Rise.
This world is busy. Our lists are long. There are meetings to schedule, groceries to buy, and family matters to take care of. Connection might take too much work and intimacy seems nearly unattainable these days. External representations of happiness and success cloud your judgment, making it hard to remember what actually matters to you.
Maybe it’s time to get to know yourself again.
Your journey towards well-being begins here.
Make space for your mind and body.
My clients often come to therapy feeling anxious and uncertain about how to feel better. After working together, they often feel more calm, self-aware, and validated in their emotions.
Hello, I’m Ella.
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Ella Moynihan
I offer holistic counselling support to help you heal and grow.
As a Registered Clinical Counsellor, my purpose is to provide you with a safe space to feel truly seen and heard. Together we will explore stuck emotions, build greater awareness, and mindfully nurture the most important relationship we have—our relationship to self.
My approach is:
Kind & warm
Conscious of the whole person
Strengths-based
Nervous-system centered
Somatically oriented
Emotion focused
Counselling with me may be a great fit if you:
—Want to feel more connected to yourself and the people around you.
—Feel stuck in your personal growth and are ready to take steps toward positive change.
—Want to work with someone who will honour your experiences and help you navigate your emotions.
—Feel ready to prioritize your mental well-being but don’t know where to start.
—Feel overwhelmed by life’s transitions and need support navigating change.
—Are looking for a space where you can openly express your emotions and experiences.
—Feel like you need help understanding your emotions and finding the words to express them.
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Areas of focus.
Click on the specialty to learn more.
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Navigating pregnancy and early parenthood can be both joyful and overwhelming. Perinatal mental health focuses on supporting individuals through the emotional challenges that arise during pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood. Together, we can work to help you feel grounded, supported, and emotionally well as you adjust to this new chapter.
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Your reproductive journey, whether planning, conceiving, or dealing with infertility, can significantly impact your mental and emotional well-being. Reproductive mental health provides specialized support during these sensitive times. Let’s work together to manage the emotional strain and cultivate hope, balance, and resilience.
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Anxiety can manifest as persistent worry, racing thoughts, or physical symptoms that disrupt your daily life. It doesn’t have to control you. Through personalized therapeutic techniques, we’ll explore ways to reduce anxiety and develop coping strategies that restore your sense of calm and control.
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Low mood, often characterized by feelings of sadness, lack of energy, or disconnection, can affect all areas of life. Whether you're facing temporary stress or deeper emotional challenges, I’m here to help you understand and work through these feelings, rediscovering joy and purpose.
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Self-esteem plays a pivotal role in how we navigate relationships, work, and life. If you struggle with self-worth, it can hold you back from living authentically. Through compassionate support, we’ll explore the roots of these feelings and build a stronger, more confident sense of self.
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Personal growth is about becoming the best version of yourself, whether you’re looking to break old patterns, overcome challenges, or simply understand yourself better. Therapy provides a safe space to explore your goals, unlock potential, and embrace positive change in all areas of your life.
Mental health at home.
Online counselling support to fit your schedule.
We will connect by either video or audio calls on the secure Jane App platform. This method of connection allows you to prioritize your mental health even if you have a busy schedule, live rurally, or would like the flexibility to find the right therapist for you anywhere in B.C.
You deserve to feel
HEARD CALM VALIDATED
ALIGNED CONNECTED CONFIDENT
It’s time to slow down and listen.
You are not alone in feeling anxious and stuck. We can often tell without too much trouble that we don’t feel good, right? But how do we go deeper?
Our mind, our heart, and our physical body, send us signals constantly. They are messages about our desires, our fears, our needs—both physical and emotional. But in order to get things done and push through, we have learned to turn down the volume and set these messages aside.
The thing is, these messages don’t go away. They just get stronger. Uncomfortable physical sensations, anxious feelings, and negative thoughts might begin surfacing more often and making you feel stuck.
How do we shift that stuck feeling? We begin to listen again. It can feel challenging and unfamiliar at first, but with therapeutic support we can invite all parts of the self to communicate. To feel heard. To feel safe.
I have good news.
You have already taken the first step.
It is not easy to reach out for help. I commend you for choosing to prioritize your well-being. Whether or not you choose to work with me as your counsellor, know that I honour and support your journey towards a more peaceful, meaningful, and confident life.
Interested in working together? Let’s connect!
