Rickie Moore, PhD

1937 - 2016

The marvelous spirit we know as “Rickie” expressed passionate loving compassion in many different roles throughout her life. She was acclaimed as a group leader, therapist,  teacher, song writer, and author. She was deeply  loved as a devoted mother, engaged grandmother, passionate partner, and steadfast friend.
In the early 1980s, after earning a PhD in counselling psychology, Rickie began leading therapeutic groups in Europe. She called them Playshops. She and her devoted partner Henry Marshall, PhD settled in Amsterdam. They loved, worked, and created as a powerful team for thirty-four years. During this time Rickie led hundreds of groups, composed teaching songs, recorded CDs, and authored numerous books. She founded and developed Tri-Energetics (TE), an integral system for satisfying needs, simplifying wants, and clarifying intentions. She trained hundreds of students to use TE to live more satisfying lives and to serve as counsellors, coaches, and trainers. She delighted in the vibrant, diverse TE Community that developed to carry on the principles she practiced and taught: “Know what you need, say what you want, have clear intentions. Be flexible, compassionate, and curious.”  Click here to find out more!