A Quiet Space Counseling - Morgan Rakay, LPC

04/14/2026

Grief is harder when we aren’t allowed to talk about death. That message can be explicit - “We don’t talk about that out loud.” or implicit through mirroring others.

Many people carry doubt after a loss—not because they didn’t love deeply, but because they didn’t know how to have the conversation.

Talking about death won’t cause it, but it *can* help people face it together. It can create space for love, meaning, preparation, connection, and meaningful decisions.

Who taught you how to talk about death?

03/24/2026

03/24/2026

Grief moves through our body - and our body responds.

03/24/2026

Grief can feel different from moment to moment, and the body responds. Grief can emerge as feeling heavy, chaotic, rushed, or stuck - just to name a few. These feelings can take us by surprise, or make us question if we'll ever "move forward". What's more, grieving bodies take a physical hit - that deep stress can lead to increased pain, inflammation, and risk of illness.

Bringing a background in dance/movement therapy to grief work combines psychotherapy with movement expression to help find meaning, speak beyond words, regulate our bodies, and ride the waves of grief in an unlikely dance. We gently move into a new daily rhythm.

Whether you’re navigating sudden loss, gradual decline, or the complex feelings that caregivers carry, A Quiet Space Counseling offers compassionate therapy for the whole person. Learn more about our practice, individualized approach to therapy, and resources to support you and your family. When you’re ready... https://wix.to/eQB1HMc 💙🌿

01/18/2026

01/06/2026

New year, new….name?

Starting this month, Movement Therapy Arts will become A Quiet Space Counseling. This new name reflects a focus and dedication to counseling for life transitions and loss, death education, and end-of-life care. A Quiet Space is a deepening alignment with the vision of how we serve the community, and new offerings we hope to add over the next year.

Keep looking for new services such as groups, community education events, advanced care planning support, and death doulaship.

01/06/2026

Movement Therapy Arts is getting a new name!

As we move through the early winter days into the new year, Movement Therapy Arts will also slowly begin the transition to something new.

01/27/2025

Spring and Summer Days Off!

We may only be in January, but those calendars keep stretching on! To support any session planning you may do over the next several months, Movement Therapy Arts is releasing spring/summer vacation dates now. These dates are still subject to change. As always, clients missing two sessions in a row w...

10/11/2023

I often have the conversation with folx that boundaries are really about what *you* will do, not telling the other person what they can and cannot do. Raquelmartinphd does it so well!

05/07/2022

Grieving on Mother’s Day - what a list of resources 🤍

Over the years, we've written many articles to help people cope with Mother's Day grieving. And, we're certain, we'll write many more in the years to come.

05/03/2022

I am so grateful to have been interviewed for podcast! The podcast aims to humanize the therapist and destigmatize mental health treatment. Each therapist gets the same ten questions, but every interview is uniquely rich. It was so much fun! 💚

I get to speak about: dance/movement therapy, therapy in end of life care, frustrations with accessibility, and …landscaping?

You can listen on just about any platform, and link is below.

Repost: Interested in learning what Dance/Movement therapy is? Please join Interview with a Therapist for a talk with Morgan Rakay, LPC…

https://interviewtherapist.buzzsprout.com

04/29/2022

Wonderful resources for supporting grief in the workplace.

Though paid bereavement leave is important, being a bereavement-friendly workplace doesn’t have to be expensive - a lot of it is about flexibility, sensitivity and good communication.