Teletherapy for Hawaii

Life can feel hard and scary at times, and asking for help takes courage. Your journey to health and healing has begun. When you contact me, I will provide you with a free consultation to discuss your needs. When we meet online or in person you will feel comforted because I create a safe space for you to express your feelings. I will listen to your struggles without judgement, and I'll help you navigate life's challenging and difficult moments. I provide individual, couples, and family therapy, and I will feel privileged that you trust me to help you on your journey. We all go through ups and downs. You are not alone.

Cultivating Happiness can be a challenge in these uncertain times. If you are struggling with life's challenges I can develop a plan for you to live in peace. Living with sadness, anxiety, fear, and depression are feelings that can prevent you from living a life with more Bliss and less pain. Living a life of purpose, loving the "Self" is a journey of discovery leading to an understanding of your inner processes and how they affect your Life's journey. We will illuminate unconscious behaviors which limit a life of joy. Using Dream Analysis and Depth techniques we are partners planting the seeds for happiness and joy.

My specializations include solution-focused therapy and person-centered therapy and emotional-based therapy, as I am a pre-licensed marriage and family therapist (MFT-I). The majority of my experience is with adolescents and adults. I specialize in providing a safe and supportive environment where individuals can explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. I use various therapeutic techniques and approaches to help my clients gain insight, identify patterns, and develop strategies for making lasting changes.

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” -Carl Jung- I am a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in the treatment of common reactions to stressful and otherwise traumatic experiences. More specifically, I use evidence-based psychotherapies to improve outcomes for clients who have experienced a traumatic event(s). For many clients this includes working together to reduce unwanted memories of the trauma, improve sleep, reduce nightmares, and lower depression & anxiety symptoms. Trauma can impact your relationships, ability to work and cause intense suffering.

Ho'oko LLC is a private counseling center comprised of a team of licensed marriage and family therapists, licensed psychologist, and certified substance abuse counselors. Ho'oko means to fulfill, to complete, come to pass, to succeed. We are driven by the mission to "fulfill lives through counseling."

Is your current state of life really taking a toll on your relationships, marriage, or your own mental health individually? I would love to work with you through life’s difficulties and confusion by creating a safe place to explore all of life’s emotions and struggles. We are all people hardwired for and long for connection with others, and yet, relationships can be so difficult.

I provide collaborative, prescriptive strength-based therapy. I have training and experience in all areas of development, behavior and unconscious processes, but you don't fit in a box, so I don't put you in one: I work to meet your needs from a variety of approaches. You are the expert on your life, let me meet you there to help fill in the blanks. I can also help with Emotional Support Animal (ESA) evaluation and documentation. Please reach out directly to schedule a free 20 minute Zoom meeting: yourtherapistjennifer at gmail.com or my IG: doctor.obake

Mental health is just as crucial to your overall health and well being as is physical health, but often times you may not know how to “exercise” your mind in the same way that you do your body. Sometimes you may keep negative experiences, feelings, or thoughts to yourself because you worry you may burden a close friend or family member with your problems. Or perhaps, you don’t feel comfortable sharing these things with someone close to you. This may impact you in ways that you may not be consciously aware of in your daily life, or even later on in life.

I am truly delighted to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to you as you embark on this journey of self-discovery and healing. My goal is to provide you with a safe, empathetic, and nonjudgmental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Together, we will work towards understanding your challenges and uncovering the strengths and resilience that lie within you. I am a psychologist based on Oahu. I invite you to schedule a free 15-minute consultation with me today to see if I am the right fit for you.

You are here. You’ve made it. You can breathe. You’ve made it through 100% of your hardest days. Your body is likely holding decades-worth of wounds and wisdom. You are likely tired and might be wondering if you need a change. You are waiting to breathe…to rest…to be. Our work together will focus on your authentic connection to yourself. We will create a space that centers your personal experiences, your family’s story, and your people’s pain and perseverance. A space and time that recognizes how your identities shape how you experience the world. A space and time in which you can be your full self. You are worthy of that.

Aloha and mahalo for your interest. A Healthful Psychology is holistic, insight-oriented therapy to help improve your mental and physical health and the quality of your life and relationships. Learning, introspection, and motivational discovery will be important elements of our therapeutic work, with the understanding that meaningful and sustained change is the key to thinking and feeling better about your Self, your relationships, and the world you create to fulfill your needs. Challenges notwithstanding, our alliance will provide a safe and non-judgmental “mirrored” space to encourage and support your transitional process.

You wish that you had been given a rule book for life but no one offered you one. You recognize that you want solutions not just a passive listener. You want feedback, skill building, tips, tactics, answers, options, evidenced based tools and information. As a solution focused therapist David specializes and has devoted his life to relationship issues, anxiety and anger management. David knows that time, love, and happiness are what we all want more of. David uses proven methods that can help manage your feelings, boost your confidence, manage conflict, overcome your anxieties and banish depression.

Everyone’s path towards healing is unique. I believe in basic goodness and innate ability to heal and grow in our human nature. With compassion as the core of my services, we can explore ways to challenge difficult thoughts, discover the inner landscape of emotions, improve interpersonal skills, change unhealthy behavioral pattern, and build self esteem and confidence to achieve a more fulfilling life via the healing power of art and therapy.

Are you looking to make changes in your life but don't know where to start? Have you recently experienced a change in your life and are struggling to pick up the pieces? Do you feel stuck repeating the same patterns again and again?

I have lived and worked in Hawaii for over 30 years, first working on Kauai, and for the past 25 years on Oahu. I am the first clinically licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the State. I specialize in relationship counseling, but have significant experience and expertise in helping those with depression, anxiety, trauma recovery, and parent-adolescent issues. I see individuals, couples, and families in treatment. I am a teacher and supervisor of those studying to become marriage and family therapists. I teach Marriage and Family Therapy at the University of Hawaii.

Lisa Chilson-McCraw, MSW, LCSW, CSAC is very passionate about serving others and her community. Following a calling, she has committed her life to supporting and helping others through their struggles in life. She describes her work as a blessing, having had the opportunity to serve a multicultural and diverse groups of individuals in diverse settings over the last 14 years. She has worked with individuals who have experienced trauma, domestic violence/abuse (survivors and offenders), victims of human trafficking, substance use issues, grief and loss, significant life changes, and the behaviors/emotions that are often associated.

Have you and your partner struggled to recently connect? Do you want to take steps to improve the connection in your relationship? Has your relationship been damaged from an extramarital relationship? Has your child had difficulty adjusting to social changes? Are you seeking a greater understanding of yourself and how you perceive the world? Are you searching for ways to empower your voice in a safe and understanding environment? Do you want to expand your social connections and build lasting friendships?

Being born and raised in Hawaii and going through the public school system made me aware of the challenges we all face at various stages in our lives. Whether it is anxiety from life transitions, low self-esteem that became depression, or behavioral issues that lead to diagnoses, I'd like to help you improve your quality of life and find your true self. We will look at where the current view of yourself and others came from and how this has impacted your ability to emotionally regulate in stressful situations. Together, we will figure out the goals that you want to achieve and a guide on how to get there.

Someone who seeks out talk therapy help, in order to help themselves, is an ideal client. Each of us has the capacity within ourselves to heal the pain from present or past experiences. Talk therapy allows a client the freedom to be heard, non-judgmentally, positively, encouragingly, as they work at their own speed, in ways that suit them, to bring about the best healing processes, activities, and goals for themselves.