Tony Holmes, Clinical Life Coach

Helping frontline professionals and dreamers build resilience and reclaim balance and purpose.

Tony Holmes is a Clinical Life Coach and social services professional with extensive experience in Behavioral Health, program development, and trauma-informed/ trauma-focused care.

A Portland native on his own recovery journey, Tony brings deep empathy and personal experience to his work — creating a safe, nonjudgmental space for individuals navigating burnout, transition, & personal growth.

Starting his career in social services at 19, Tony has served in roles ranging from coach to crisis counselor to CEO, always centering his work around equity & inclusion, dignity, & healing. He also understands the importance of client-focused care, building on strengths and abilities already present.

His coaching practice draws on a trauma-informed, evidence-based approach, incorporating:

• Motivational Interviewing (MI)

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Strengths-Based, Solution-Focused Therapy (SFBT).

Tony is also an avid outdoorsman, former mountain guide, and lifelong climber who believes in the restorative power of nature and the resilience of the human spirit. He integrates these values into his coaching to help clients reconnect with purpose, possibility, & inner strength.