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Niyaso Christine Carter
Verified Verified
Kihei, HI 96753
I see my role as that of an assistant to the client, a wise, skilled, kind and compassionate support. I want to help you do the healing, opening and learning that you are already doing as fast and as easy as possible, with as little suffering as possible. Well being and joy is in our original blueprint, it is natural that we seek -and find- happiness, vitality, balance and health. Often we can do it on our own, but sometimes we need a little support. As humans we are meant to get support and different, more expanded perspectives from others. That's how we learn, grow and thrive. Seeking input is a sign of maturity, not weakness.
I see my role as that of an assistant to the client, a wise, skilled, kind and compassionate support. I want to help you do the healing, opening and learning that you are already doing as fast and as easy as possible, with as little suffering as possible. Well being and joy is in our original blueprint, it is natural that we seek -and find- happiness, vitality, balance and health. Often we can do it on our own, but sometimes we need a little support. As humans we are meant to get support and different, more expanded perspectives from others. That's how we learn, grow and thrive. Seeking input is a sign of maturity, not weakness.
(808) 427-0354 View (808) 427-0354
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AlohaConcepts.com
Marriage & Family Therapist, MFT, Ph,D, CCP
Verified Verified
Kihei, HI 96753  (Online Only)
Dr. Annie Vance, MFT can be reached at www.AlohaConcepts.com. Phone 808-740 4288 or 805-573-1950. Annie works with Couples and Individuals to make relationships more satisfactory for both partners. She has had extensive training and experience offer you: check out her website at AlohaConcepts.com. She works in Lahaina mostly, and by video conference with patients from California and the other Hawaiian Islands. She also is available for EAP sessions from your employer.
Dr. Annie Vance, MFT can be reached at www.AlohaConcepts.com. Phone 808-740 4288 or 805-573-1950. Annie works with Couples and Individuals to make relationships more satisfactory for both partners. She has had extensive training and experience offer you: check out her website at AlohaConcepts.com. She works in Lahaina mostly, and by video conference with patients from California and the other Hawaiian Islands. She also is available for EAP sessions from your employer.
(808) 664-5189 View (808) 664-5189
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David Alan Litman
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
Wailea, HI 96753
People come to me for many reasons. For some, they are overall doing well in their life, but feel that there's something going on inside that's keeping them from reaching their full potential and finding true happiness and fulfillment. Others are actively experiencing challenges in their life and are open to receiving support, while still others are in real pain, and are looking for relief and help with that.
People come to me for many reasons. For some, they are overall doing well in their life, but feel that there's something going on inside that's keeping them from reaching their full potential and finding true happiness and fulfillment. Others are actively experiencing challenges in their life and are open to receiving support, while still others are in real pain, and are looking for relief and help with that.
(808) 468-9912 View (808) 468-9912
Photo of River Marilou Penner, Clinical Social Work/Therapist in 96753, HI
River Marilou Penner
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, MSW, ASL
Verified Verified
Kihei, HI 96753
The focus of counselling is to address what the client wants more of in his/her life. Most of the time the goal is to feel happier. As your counsellor I will provide a space and venue for patterns to be revealed and unconscious beliefs to be addressed. The results will be a greater sense of personal power in creating a life of contentment and choice.The conversation we have in the therapeutic environment is a purposeful one, it is about what works, what does not work and the strategies needed to shift from discontentment to contentment.
The focus of counselling is to address what the client wants more of in his/her life. Most of the time the goal is to feel happier. As your counsellor I will provide a space and venue for patterns to be revealed and unconscious beliefs to be addressed. The results will be a greater sense of personal power in creating a life of contentment and choice.The conversation we have in the therapeutic environment is a purposeful one, it is about what works, what does not work and the strategies needed to shift from discontentment to contentment.
(808) 495-0163 View (808) 495-0163

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Who is emotionally focused therapy for?

Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) is for couples who are emotionally distressed, stuck in an unsatisfying relationship pattern or feeling deeply alienated. They may even believe the relationship is beyond repair. Very often, the partners display intense anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal in the relationship. In addition, EFT is helpful to couples and individuals who have difficulty expressing emotions and those who have trouble regulating emotions.

Why do people need emotionally focused therapy?

People need emotionally focused therapy because the need for others is built into the brain, but the pressures of daily life can erode feelings of love, and couples often do not have the skills to find their way back to the comfort of each other. Instead, they may be stuck in repetitive patterns of anger, fear, grief, loss of trust, or a sense of betrayal. Emotionally focused therapy regards such strong negative feelings as expressions of protest over the loss of connection and turns them into pathways of reconnection.

What happens in emotionally focused therapy?

Over the course of eight to 20 weekly sessions, couples de-escalate their negative emotional reactivity to one another so that they can listen to each other and be responsive to each other’s needs. Then the deep emotional and physical bond is restored, giving partners a sense of comfort and security, which they can use to solve whatever problems come their way. The therapist plays an active role, helping partners understand how anger and withdrawal are actually misguided cries for connection.

What problems does emotionally focused therapy treat?

EFT is designed to help couples stuck in dysfunctional relationship patterns regain closeness and rebuild their relationship. Typically, such couples experience considerable distress, with partners feeling alienated and distrustful of one another, not certain their relationship can survive. EFT is also helpful to individuals experiencing attachment-related fears of loss; it helps them learn to use their fears as a way of eliciting the closeness they desire.