AEDP Therapists in Kunia, HI

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Patrick K Kamakawiwo'ole
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Aiea, HI 96701  (Online Only)
Not accepting new clients
Being Humanistic and Attachment-focused, I am trained in AEDP and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.
I think of therapy as a venue where it's an honor to explore experiences with diverse people. I know that issues are challenging to live with, and I strive to allow people a safe, nurturing, supportive environment in which to explore challenges, meaning, and existence with empathy and compassion. I value seeing and exploring with people in creating their true identities, assisting people in finding their "voice" and to stand in truth. I'm always mindful that a person is not in isolation, but is part of a community with diverse perspectives, morals, and values.
Being Humanistic and Attachment-focused, I am trained in AEDP and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.
I think of therapy as a venue where it's an honor to explore experiences with diverse people. I know that issues are challenging to live with, and I strive to allow people a safe, nurturing, supportive environment in which to explore challenges, meaning, and existence with empathy and compassion. I value seeing and exploring with people in creating their true identities, assisting people in finding their "voice" and to stand in truth. I'm always mindful that a person is not in isolation, but is part of a community with diverse perspectives, morals, and values.
(808) 425-9316 View (808) 425-9316

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Amber Ashford
Counselor, NCC, CMHCA, APCC
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kailua, HI 96734
I admire the courage it takes to seek help and make change, and believe everyone has the capacity for healing. I bring compassion and curiosity to my person centered work with clients. My approach is collaborative, feedback driven, strengths based, and often infused with play, art, and nature therapy techniques. While the work we do will be as unique as each client, I am most inspired by internal family systems, emotionally focused therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and AEDP.
I admire the courage it takes to seek help and make change, and believe everyone has the capacity for healing. I bring compassion and curiosity to my person centered work with clients. My approach is collaborative, feedback driven, strengths based, and often infused with play, art, and nature therapy techniques. While the work we do will be as unique as each client, I am most inspired by internal family systems, emotionally focused therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and AEDP.
(425) 441-3514 View (425) 441-3514
Photo of Nicole Nakamura, MA, LPC, LMHC, Counselor
Nicole Nakamura
Counselor, MA, LPC, LMHC
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Lahaina, HI 96761  (Online Only)
Do you struggle to feel seen or often feel alone? Do you have a longing to connect but struggle to feel it? If you want to navigate your symptoms of anxiety and depression or explore your relationship patterns, I encourage you to reach out today. Attachment trauma lives in emotional intimacy. We need a safe other to process tangled feelings of aloneness and other experiences. Therapy can uncouple the aloneness of your experiences to make way for deep transformation and connection. Through this process you will learn how to show up more fully in yourself and feel more confident in the world.
Do you struggle to feel seen or often feel alone? Do you have a longing to connect but struggle to feel it? If you want to navigate your symptoms of anxiety and depression or explore your relationship patterns, I encourage you to reach out today. Attachment trauma lives in emotional intimacy. We need a safe other to process tangled feelings of aloneness and other experiences. Therapy can uncouple the aloneness of your experiences to make way for deep transformation and connection. Through this process you will learn how to show up more fully in yourself and feel more confident in the world.
(808) 207-6343 View (808) 207-6343
AEDP Therapists

Who is AEDP therapy for?

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is for adults who have experienced emotional pain in the past that, because it has not been adequately addressed and processed, interferes with current functioning. The problems might manifest in a number of different ways, from excessive anger to relationship difficulties to PTSD to eating disorders, poor self-esteem, and depression. They may also be accompanied by physiological symptoms. AEDP helps people accept and digest challenging emotional experiences.

Why do people need AEDP?

People need AEDP as a way to manage distressing emotions—including anger, shame, and guilt—that in some way hamper the ability to function and form satisfying relationships in the present. The therapist-client relationship is believed to provide corrective emotional and relational experiences that facilitate positive changes in brain function, forge pathways for processing traumatic experiences, and allow resolution of emotional pain.

What happens in AEDP therapy?

Once individuals have established a strong bond with the AEDP therapist and the therapist has established a safe and secure environment, clients are encouraged to explore their most painful emotional experiences. They may be asked to pay attention to disquieting body sensations as well as to psychological discomfort. Individuals learn how to process emotions, rather than avoid them. Through the strength of the therapist-client bond, each session is intended to provide a powerful positive experience for individuals, enabling growth.

What problems does AEDP treat?

AEDP is intended to treat the unprocessed emotional pain caused by earlier distressing experiences, which commonly includes behavioral avoidance of current situations and experiences for fear that they will reactivate painful feelings. Emotional pain and avoidant behavior play a role in a wide array of mental health conditions, which is why AEDP is applied to the treatment of a range of disorders including depression, anxiety, PTSD, relationship difficulties, and eating disorders.