Meet Hilary Moses, MSW

Hilary Moses, MSW

Co-Founder, Owner & Parent Coach

Since 2001, I have supported adolescents, young adults, and their families in uncovering their strengths and challenging the victim mentality — so they can step into agency over their own lives. Over 15 years as a wilderness therapy field staff member, therapist, and clinical director at two nationally renowned programs, I walked alongside families through grief, upheaval, and ultimately, toward a new strengths-based way of seeing themselves and each other. Since 2014, I have worked as a parent coach, guiding parents to develop the courage to authentically self-assess and steward their families forward with grace and intention.

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“My coaching style values authenticity, integrity, and the importance of facing discomfort with intention and awareness.”

My clinical and personal work has long been shaped by themes of adoption and attachment — I am an adoptee myself, and that experience has deepened my understanding of identity, connection, and the relational dynamics that shape families in profound ways. I bring that lens into everything I do.

I have been a stepparent since 2008, which keeps me a constant learner and pushes me to practice what I preach. The real, daily work of co-parenting in a blended family and sustaining a marriage through it all has taught me more than any graduate course could. It keeps me honest, humble, and deeply motivated.

I graduated with my MSW in 2002 from Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research, following my undergraduate studies at Muhlenberg College. I served as adjunct faculty in the Master of Social Work program at Arizona State University’s Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, and I am the co-author of H.O.M.E: Strategies for Making Home a SUCCESS During and After Treatment, published in 2023. I am a national speaker and presenter and have facilitated hundreds of workshops and family seminars across the country.

I live in Tucson, Arizona with my husband. Our two young adult sons are off on their own adventures.

What Hilary’s Client’s Say

  • “She is knowledgeable, compassionate, and dedicated to the wellbeing of others. The families we have served together sing Hilary’s praise, remarking that she is a catalyst to deeper insight and forward progress. Having witnessed Hilary’s therapeutic skills in a variety of settings, I feel confident recommending Hilary to any family experiencing individual or family unit challenges.”

  • “Hilary really knows adolescents and emerging adults, and she has loads of experience helping parents handle and help stuck / depressed / angry / anxious / weed-clouded kids.”

  • “I have had the pleasure of working with Hilary Moses for over a decade. She is by far one of the most talented and effective clinicians working with adolescents and families. Where most professionals tiptoe around issues, Hilary goes to the heart of the matter with respect, precision and results.”

  • “Hilary helped us to identify our co-parenting struggles. We were able to align our parenting expectations and styles in a caring and understanding setting. We became a stronger co-parenting team, and we were better prepared to welcome our daughter home and avoid some of the issues and difficulties that created tension in our household before wilderness.”

  • “Hilary is great at identifying our family’s struggles, quickly guiding self-assessment, and helping us to set a new, sustainable path. I highly recommend Hilary to parents with kids in Wilderness Therapy and those who want to avoid that drastic step.”

  • “We can’t begin to describe just how important Hilary has been to us in this process with our daughter. She truly has a gift and a special talent and has helped us tremendously in becoming more aware of our own tendencies and in coaching us on how to truly help our daughter continue her growth.”