Healing Forward Therapy

10/16/2026

Check us out! #11

🎃The Trick or Treat Street Map Is Here!🎃

It's time to plan your spooky stroll through Downtown Palmer!

Our 2026 Trick or Treat Street map is ready, and we've got a frightfully fun lineup of local businesses and organizations ready to welcome all the little ghosts and goblins! 🧙‍♂️

From candy stops and haunted houses to games and other spooky surprises, there's plenty of Halloween fun waiting around every corner!

🍬Friday, October 30
👻4-7 PM
📍Downtown Palmer

Check out the map, plan your route, and get ready for a spooktacular evening! View the interactive map online: https://www.eventeny.com/events/trick-or-treat-street-2026-32059/

Don't forget to save the map so you know where to find all the treats!

A huge thank you to our Event Sponsor, Mat-Su Health Foundation, and our Host Sponsor, Combs Insurance Agency, Inc., for helping make this community Halloween celebration possible! We're grateful for your support in bringing spooky fun the Downtown Palmer!

Palmer Food Bank, 203 Kombucha, Cover Ups Window Fashions, Alaska Chicks, Big Dipper Homemade Ice Cream, The Art Cafe AK, North Peak IT, Valley Hotel, Whimsy’s, AKtive Soles Performance Footwear, Vagabond Blues, Now Health, Palmer Fire & Rescue, CITY OF PALMER, ALASKA, Evergreen Dental LLC, Big Cabbage Radio aka Radio Free Palmer, Fireside Books Alaska, LINKS Resource Center, The Children's Place Alaska, Matanuska Electric Association, Palmer Food Bank, Misfit Consignment, Poppy Lane, Kids Kupboard, Bright Lights Book Project, Youth Archive, Alaska Literacy Program, Jenski Automotive, Homespun Alley, Palmer Museum of History & Art, Palmer Alehouse, Northrim Bank, Member FDIC, Alopex Interaction Design, Matanuska Brewery and Tap Room, Palmer, Maple Springs of Palmer

10/13/2026

🎃 We’re getting ready for Trick or Treat Street! 🎃

We’re excited to announce that Healing Forward Therapy LLC will be participating in Palmer’s Trick or Treat Street again this year!

As you can see, the pumpkins are already making themselves at home, and we’re getting into the Halloween spirit! 👻

🍬 Friday, October 30th | 4–7 PM

Come stroll through downtown Palmer, stop by our office, say hello, and grab some candy! We'll also have a warming station available if Alaska decides to give us one of those extra chilly evenings. ❄️

We love being part of this wonderful community and look forward to seeing all the little ghosts, goblins, superheroes, princesses, and their families!

We can't wait to see you! 🧡

09/30/2026

❄️ A quick weather reminder! ❄️

As our weather starts changing, please watch your step and be mindful of slippery spots when coming and going from the office. We’ve added non-slip traction strips and additional lighting to help, but Alaska weather can change quickly and surfaces may become slick.

Please use the handrail when entering, take your time, and use extra caution.

Stay safe!

09/11/2026

Greetings all!

We’ve seen a few comments recently that we “don’t answer our phones,” so we wanted to take a moment to share how communication works at Healing Forward Therapy.

We are a small business made up of therapists who maintain full client schedules. Most of the workday, we are sitting across from someone in a therapy session—and when we are with a client, that client has our full attention.

That means we often cannot answer the phone when it rings. Pausing a therapy session to answer a phone call would not only be disruptive, it would be unfair and unprofessional to the person whose scheduled time we are protecting.

We work hard to respond to every voicemail, text, email, and new-client inquiry we receive. But there is one important piece: if you call and do not leave a voicemail, we will not call you back.

We do not have the capacity to track down missed calls or return calls when we don’t know who called or what they need. A missed call without a message simply tells us that a phone rang while we were unavailable.

If you need us, please leave a voicemail, send us a text, or send an email. Give us enough information to know how we can help, and we will get back to you as soon as we are able.

Being difficult to reach in the moment is not the same as being unresponsive. Sometimes it simply means we are doing exactly what we are here to do—being fully present with the client in front of us.

Thank you to everyone who understands, leaves us a message, and gives our small team the opportunity to respond. We truly appreciate your patience and your support of our practice.

09/11/2026

FYI for students.

No student should have to worry about food. If you’re experiencing food insecurity, the Mat-Su College Student Government has free food boxes available. You can pick them up at the Campus Cache or the Mat-Su Food Bank.
We’re here to support you, you’re not alone.

09/02/2026

We have tshirts!
Available in office now, let us know if you are interested next time you are in and we can show you the various sizes, colors, and styles.

08/29/2026

🌿 We’re Excited to Offer a New Quiet & Calming Space! 🌿

We’re so happy to now be able to offer two different waiting spaces to help make time at our office more comfortable for everyone!

Our main waiting area will continue to be a place where kids and families can play, move, talk, and enjoy activities while they wait. 🎨🧸

In the second section of our waiting room, we’ve created an optional quiet and calming space for anyone who would prefer a little less activity. Whether someone needs a quieter environment, a moment to decompress, or simply prefers a peaceful place to wait, this space is available to them. 💛

To help us keep this option available for those who need it, we ask that everyone treat this second area as a quiet space, saving play, louder conversations, and more active activities for our main waiting room.

We’re excited to have the space to offer more than one way to wait—because comfort can look a little different for everyone. 🌿

08/11/2026

Many people have reached out asking how they can support Taylor and the kids during this incredibly difficult time. We are so grateful for the love, prayers, and kindness that have already surrounded their family. One practical way we can help care for them in the days and weeks ahead is by making s...

08/05/2026

Many have asked how to offer their support and we love the words of kindness and compassion. If you are able and want to help financially, Taylor's family has set up a gofundme page to help with monetary costs during this time.

Many people have reached out asking how they can support Taylor and the kids… J G needs your support for Honoring Jon Burton's Life and Supporting his Family

08/05/2026

Our Healing Forward Therapy family is heartbroken to share that one of our therapists recently experienced the sudden loss of her husband.

During this incredibly difficult season, she will be away from the office as she grieves and cares for herself and her family.

If you have questions, scheduling needs, or require assistance while she is away, please contact our office. Our team will do everything we can to support you and help meet your needs during this time.

We kindly ask for your understanding and for your respect of her privacy, time, and space as she begins to navigate this profound loss. Your patience, compassion, and grace are deeply appreciated as we surround her with support.

As a practice, we seek to weep with those who weep and mourn with those who mourn, surrounding our colleague and her family with love, prayer, and support during this difficult season.

Thank you for extending kindness, compassion, and grace as she takes the time she needs to grieve.

— The Healing Forward Therapy Team