Meet

Rowan Levy

Licensed Professional Counselor in PA

Professional Counselor of Mental Health in DE

National Certified Counselor

(they/he)

I was born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs, and am white, queer, and trans-masculine genderqueer. From 2014 to 2020, I lived in Oakland, California. Since 2020, I've happily made Philly my landing spot and home again.

Before I began pursuing a career in counseling, I practiced as a photographer, and still do today. Regardless of which hat I'm wearing, I tend to work in the spaces between shadow and light, and seek creative ways to redirect and shift focus.

I show up as a curious, thoughtful, grounded and compassionate sounding board and guide. It is vitally important to me to bring integrity, playfulness, spaciousness, insight, and earnest curiosity into every session.  

We are often taught to separate our intellect from our  emotions. For each individual or couple I work with, I look to facilitate a chance to build a healthy relationship with emotions – especially those that we are usually told to squash. Our emotions will often present themselves in physical manifestations, and our bodies can affect our thoughts.

As both a client and a therapist, I've seen the immense transformative power of therapy. Yet I also see some of its limitations. As a coach, I have more flexibility to curate my approach around the client, rather than pathologizing habits or lifestyles which have aided in their survival. 

The background I draw from is as follows:

I received my Bachelor of Science in Behavioral Health Counseling with a minor in Gender Studies from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 2013, followed by a Master of the Arts in Counseling Psychology with a focus in Community Mental Health from the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California in 2017. I have been practicing under the supervision of various licensed therapists since 2016.

I am a Licensed Professional Counselor PC015696 in Pennsylvania, Professional Counselor of Mental Health PC-0011511 in Delaware, and a National Certified Counselor certified by the National Board for Certified Counselors. I am also an American Associate of Marriage and Family Therapists Clinical Fellow.

I received my education and certificate in coaching from the Integrative Wellness Academy and am a certified Integrative Wellness and Life Coach.

In order to better support people who are dying, or others who work in the death care industry, I have completed the Nine Keys Death Midwifery Apprenticeship.

I passed the National Counselor Exam in 2021 and the national Marriage and Family Therapist exam developed and administered by the Association of Marriage and Family Therapy Regulatory Boards (AMFTRB) in 2022.

The world is often unwelcoming of those who do not conform to the status quo. 

I welcome your weirdness.