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Megan Smith
Counselor, LMHC
Verified Verified
Kapaa, HI 96746
Waitlist for new clients
Sometimes life's every day challenges and our underlying struggles make it difficult to realize our true potential. Motivated by grief, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and a range of other experiential states we can find our deepest well of inner strength and guidance. There is support available for anyone wanting to engage in a collaborative relationship to enhance your well-being and quality of life.
Sometimes life's every day challenges and our underlying struggles make it difficult to realize our true potential. Motivated by grief, depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety, and a range of other experiential states we can find our deepest well of inner strength and guidance. There is support available for anyone wanting to engage in a collaborative relationship to enhance your well-being and quality of life.
(808) 278-9446 View (808) 278-9446
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Michele Bradley
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, LCSW
Verified Verified
1 Endorsed
Kapaa, HI 96746  (Online Only)
Waitlist for new clients
My belief is therapy represents a real opportunity to better understand ourselves, our choices and essentially improve our quality of life. In working together, we will explore life’s challenges, celebrate its joys and process the experiences in between. I practice focusing on the client’s strengths and collaborate in creating an individualized approach to address the client’s unique needs. I’m dedicated to assisting individuals develop and maintain fulfilling lives, healthy relationships and understanding the healing strengths of the therapeutic relationship.
My belief is therapy represents a real opportunity to better understand ourselves, our choices and essentially improve our quality of life. In working together, we will explore life’s challenges, celebrate its joys and process the experiences in between. I practice focusing on the client’s strengths and collaborate in creating an individualized approach to address the client’s unique needs. I’m dedicated to assisting individuals develop and maintain fulfilling lives, healthy relationships and understanding the healing strengths of the therapeutic relationship.
(808) 374-9787 x501 View (808) 374-9787 x501
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Dr. Steve
Psychologist, PsyD
Verified Verified
Kapaa, HI 96746
Aloha :) Currently accepting new Kaiser Permanente and HMSA clients. I welcome individuals of all backgrounds and life experiences into this shared work. I provide professional therapeutic services to couples, families, individual adults, adolescents, and children addressing a range of clinical issues. I honor wherever you are on your journey and believe in cultivating space, and curiosity as we navigate this path together. I believe that understanding and compassion are vital for building trust, mutual respect, and openness, all of which are essential in forming a therapeutic relationship that can encourage change. ​
Aloha :) Currently accepting new Kaiser Permanente and HMSA clients. I welcome individuals of all backgrounds and life experiences into this shared work. I provide professional therapeutic services to couples, families, individual adults, adolescents, and children addressing a range of clinical issues. I honor wherever you are on your journey and believe in cultivating space, and curiosity as we navigate this path together. I believe that understanding and compassion are vital for building trust, mutual respect, and openness, all of which are essential in forming a therapeutic relationship that can encourage change. ​
(808) 707-7839 View (808) 707-7839
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Simon Casey
Drug & Alcohol Counselor, PhD, LADC, MAC
Not Verified Not Verified
Kapaa, HI 96746
Are you at your Wit's end? If you or someone you love suffering from addictions, self harm, eating disorders, chronic anxiety /depression and looking for clear, concise answers, let's talk. Stop the struggle and suffering and get the help you need. Discover the benefits of solution oriented counseling and receive the much needed tools to finally get out of chaos and self destruction. I have helped thousands of clients to turn their lives around, lets talk about your options to put your life back in balance.
Are you at your Wit's end? If you or someone you love suffering from addictions, self harm, eating disorders, chronic anxiety /depression and looking for clear, concise answers, let's talk. Stop the struggle and suffering and get the help you need. Discover the benefits of solution oriented counseling and receive the much needed tools to finally get out of chaos and self destruction. I have helped thousands of clients to turn their lives around, lets talk about your options to put your life back in balance.
(714) 831-5638 View (714) 831-5638
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Mariana Ferrari-Elzaurdia
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, MFT
Verified Verified
Kapaa, HI 96746
Most of us experience times when we need help to deal with problems and issues that cause us emotional distress. If you are having a problem or dilemma that is making you feel overwhelmed, you may benefit from the assistance of an experienced, trained professional. Mental health professionals offer the caring and expert assistance that people need during stressful times. As a Marriage and Family Therapist the focus of my work is to understand my clients' symptoms and interaction patterns within their existing environment. I am trained to work with people focusing on how they relate to others.
Most of us experience times when we need help to deal with problems and issues that cause us emotional distress. If you are having a problem or dilemma that is making you feel overwhelmed, you may benefit from the assistance of an experienced, trained professional. Mental health professionals offer the caring and expert assistance that people need during stressful times. As a Marriage and Family Therapist the focus of my work is to understand my clients' symptoms and interaction patterns within their existing environment. I am trained to work with people focusing on how they relate to others.
(808) 639-0963 View (808) 639-0963

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Behavioral Issues Therapists

What happens in therapy for behavioral issues?

No matter the type of therapy, individuals form an alliance with the therapist; that connection is often therapeutic in itself, plus it becomes an instrument of change. Individuals learn to identify situations that are especially troublesome for them and acquire new patterns of thinking and behaving. In therapy for ADHD, one of the most common behavior issues for children, individuals learn how to improve frustration tolerance, control impulsivity, manage attentional focus, and gain skills of self-organisation.

What therapy types help with behavioral issues?

Many types of therapy have been found effective, each targeting one or more areas of dysfunction. Perhaps best-known and most widely tested is cognitive and behavioral therapy (CBT), in which individuals learn new behavioral strategies and curb reactivity to frustrating or distressing situations that trigger disruptive behaviour. Anger, anxiety, mood disorders, impulse control problems are commonly addressed in CBT. Family therapy or parent management training is often helpful to reduce parent-child conflict and behavioral difficulties at home.

How long does therapy last for behavioral issues?

Among popular approaches to treating behavioral concerns, CBT is considered a short-term therapy intended to be administered in 15 to 20 weekly sessions. Parent training in behavior management, often used when the underlying cause of behavior issues is ADHD in children under 12, usually occurs in weekly sessions for 8 to 16 weeks. When behavioral issues stem from persistent aggression or defiance, therapy may last for months, and usually targets both children and their parents.

How effective is therapy for behavior issues?

Studies show that therapy for behavior issues in children is highly effective and may prevent the development of antisocial behavior later in life. Family intervention—parent management training or family therapy, both of which involve parents and children together—is considered most effective, notably for children under age 12 who persistently engage in aggressive, defiant, rule-breaking or other disruptive behavior. Whether provided alone or in combination with medication, CBT is highly effective in helping people regulate their emotions, and for people with ADHD, it addresses impulsiveness, hyperactivity and attentional focus.