Our Story
A Place Created for Restoration
Every meaningful journey begins with a reason.
Phoenix Rising was created from one simple belief:
Restoration is not something we have to earn.
In a world that often asks us to move faster, do more, and hold everything together, we believe there is another way.
A way that honors rest alongside growth.
Presence alongside progress.
Healing that is thoughtful, compassionate, and deeply human.
Phoenix Rising exists to create that space.
Why Phoenix Rising
The name Phoenix Rising speaks to something many of us experience throughout our lives. Not becoming someone new. But returning to ourselves after seasons of loss, change, survival, or uncertainty. Again and again. Restoration isn't about perfection. It isn't about having all the answers. It's about remembering who you are beneath everything you've had to carry. That belief shapes every experience created here. Whether through psychotherapy, Vibroacoustic Therapy, sound immersion, community gatherings, or future restorative offerings, each experience begins with the same intention: Helping people restore their relationship with themselves.
More Than a Practice
Phoenix Rising was never imagined as simply a therapy office. It was envisioned as a place. A place where evidence-informed care and thoughtfully designed restoration experiences could exist together under one philosophy. Where conversations, sound, stillness, education, and community all support the same purpose: Helping people reconnect with themselves with greater clarity, compassion, and ease. Every detail—from the atmosphere to the pace, from the music to the quiet moments—is chosen intentionally because healing is shaped not only by what we do, but by how we feel while we're doing it.
Thank You for Being Here.
Whether you're seeking support through psychotherapy, exploring restorative experiences, or simply feeling curious about what Phoenix Rising offers, we're grateful you've found your way here. We hope this becomes a place where you can pause, reconnect, and return to yourself.
A place where evidence-informed care and thoughtfully designed restoration experiences invite you to return to yourself.
Meet Tina
I'm Tina Toltzien, MSW, LCSW, founder of Phoenix Rising. Throughout my career as a psychotherapist, I became increasingly drawn to approaches that recognize the connection between mind, body, and nervous system. That curiosity led me to integrate evidence-informed modalities such as Somatic Experiencing® and EMDR, alongside a broader understanding of how environments, sensory experiences, and moments of rest can support healing. Over time, Phoenix Rising began to grow into something larger than a therapy practice. It became a vision for a place where people could experience restoration in many different ways. It is both a privilege and a joy to create that space and to walk alongside each person who enters it.
Looking Ahead
Phoenix Rising continues to evolve. Today, it offers evidence-informed psychotherapy, Vibroacoustic Therapy, sound immersion experiences, and a growing community of restorative gatherings. In the years ahead, the vision will continue to expand thoughtfully—creating space for additional wellness experiences, collaborative practitioners, and intentional offerings that support the whole person. The goal is not to become bigger. It is to become deeper. A place people return to throughout different seasons of life.