The Path Unfolding

Within the unfolding path, Alesia’s work has been met by others and welcomed into spaces of impact, inspirational growth and recognition. Alesia’s professional recognition, awards and meaningful milestones along her way are shared here. 
For it is her life’s mission to help others see through their own eyes and connect with their own inner power. 
Alesia also has dreams to explore additional pathways. Her dream consists of creating a land based healing and community learning center surrounded by nature, rooted in mental health, cultural wisdom and collective well being. This space will honor and uplift Black and Indigenous healing traditions and practices alongside evidenced based modalities. This space not only gets to be used for therapy, but for the community. For she believes we all need access to nature, community and healing.

April 2026

TRiO-WAEOPP
Achiever Award

This honor celebrates former TRiO participants whose professional achievements and community contribution reflect the lasting power of TRiO support.
TRiO helped open doors for Alesia and she is committed to keeping them open for others.

July 2026

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 2026
𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐢a Garthwait
(Project by Deepshikha Kushwaha)

“Some women change the world in loud ways.

Others change it one life at a time.

When I met Alesia, I quickly realized that her work is rooted in something deeply personal. Her own journey through poverty, generational trauma, abuse, people-pleasing, and years of living in survival mode became the foundation for the work she does today.

As the founder of Moonlit Pathways Therapy, she now helps adults reconnect with their authentic selves and create lives that truly reflect who they are, not who they had to become to survive.

One thing she said has stayed with me:

"𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒙, 𝒖𝒏𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆𝒔."

That is more than a mission. It's a gift.

Alesia reminds us that our most difficult chapters don't have to define us. They can become the very reason someone else finds hope, healing, and the courage to begin again.

Thank you, Alesia Garthwait, for allowing Women of Impact to celebrate your story.

Your legacy isn't only found in what you've overcome.

It's found in the countless lives you're helping transform every day.” - DK

WOI MUSE - Alesia Garthwait

Founder of Moonlit Pathways Therapy, LLC

HMU - Gabby White

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