Evan Stuart

Hi, I’m Evan (he/him). My path toward becoming a therapist started as a meditation facilitator, where I gained a deep appreciation of how mindfulness can bring calm and insight. My journey has helped me overcome difficult co-parenting, listening to teenagers, navigating divorce and loneliness, working through romantic relationships, and stepping outside of my own struggles to want to be of service to others.

A fellow therapist told me, “People want an experience, not an explanation”. The ideal client will have an experience of warmth when meeting me, a feeling of being listened to, feeling safe, empowered in authenticity, and building trust toward your healing in a therapeutic relationship. All these qualities are at the core of who I am as a therapist. We will celebrate your strengths and authenticity, and I respect that you are the expert in your life. I will listen to your experiences and then address where you want to change.

Individuals can move toward self-regulation when provided with safety and warmth. Both your strength and confidence grow through identifying where change is possible and recognizing where it is potentially necessary to let go. Our work together can help you to make that distinction. Many things that may have happened to you can be reframed moving forward with an alliance. May you find the person to open your healing potential, and it will be an honor if you trust me with your story.

Credentials

Education

  • Master of Arts – Counseling (2025)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts, Screenwriting/Cinema Television (1992)

Advanced Training

  • Restoration Therapy – Level 1 (2023)
  • Hamsa Meditation Center – Meditation Teacher training level 1 (2021)
  • Hamsa Meditation Center – Advanced Teacher Training level 2 (2022)
  • Tara Mandala – Feeding your Demons: certified facilitator: Combination of Gestalt Therapy and ancient Tibetan meditation for softening resistance and afflictive thoughts and emotions.
    • Level 1 (2021)
    • Level 2 (2022)
    • Level 3 (2023)
  • Hospice Support Certification: Bristol Hospice (2020)
  • Certified Educator 2017-2024