Therapists in Kaunakakai, HI
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Julia Hengst
Marriage & Family Therapist, MA, LMFT
Verified Verified
3 Endorsed
Kahului, HI 96732 (Online Only)
Traditional talk therapy not enough? Are you interested to access more of your spiritual, mental, emotional and physical resources? Combining Western psychology with alternative/eastern wisdom, I can help you learn how to handle the enormous stresses life often entails in a compassionate, warm and body-centered way. My specialties include: relationship patterns, deep family patterns, shamanic counseling, reclaiming lost parts of yourself, attachment theory. Creative, engaging and efficient, this work will empower you to explore your mind freely. The more we know our own mind, the more we become the driver rather than the driven.
Traditional talk therapy not enough? Are you interested to access more of your spiritual, mental, emotional and physical resources? Combining Western psychology with alternative/eastern wisdom, I can help you learn how to handle the enormous stresses life often entails in a compassionate, warm and body-centered way. My specialties include: relationship patterns, deep family patterns, shamanic counseling, reclaiming lost parts of yourself, attachment theory. Creative, engaging and efficient, this work will empower you to explore your mind freely. The more we know our own mind, the more we become the driver rather than the driven.
Michelle PonTell Counseling Services, LLC
Clinical Social Work/Therapist, LCSW, MA, CCTP
Verified Verified
Lahaina, HI 96761
When it comes to making meaningful life changes, there are things that work and things that don't. If you feel like you've tried everything - or are desperate to try something new and don't know where to start - I can help. If you or a loved one are facing challenges at work, school, in relationships, with health, or simply feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the demands of daily living, there is help available. If you are looking for solutions that work, you've come to the right place. I use evidence-based techniques for real, rapid, observable change.
When it comes to making meaningful life changes, there are things that work and things that don't. If you feel like you've tried everything - or are desperate to try something new and don't know where to start - I can help. If you or a loved one are facing challenges at work, school, in relationships, with health, or simply feel overwhelmed and exhausted by the demands of daily living, there is help available. If you are looking for solutions that work, you've come to the right place. I use evidence-based techniques for real, rapid, observable change.
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Intervention Therapists
How does an intervention work?
An intervention is a planned, structured meeting in which a person’s family or friends voice concerns about the person’s behavior and its consequences; the goal is for the person to accept treatment. In this meeting, the person’s loved ones (often with the guidance of a trained interventionist) share how the person’s behavior has harmed them and the consequences if the person refuses treatment. They collectively ask the person to accept a proposed treatment plan.
How effective are interventions?
There isn’t extensive research on the efficacy of interventions, in part because success is difficult to measure. Individuals often enter addiction treatment after an intervention, for example, but treatment itself may not work, especially if the person only begins due to external pressure from others rather than due to internal motivation to change. However, if all other attempts at helping someone have failed, an intervention may be worth exploring.
What are the limitations of interventions?
While a friend or family member’s intentions are in the right place in wanting to help a loved one through an intervention, there are significant limitations to the approach. The surprising nature of the event can make the person feel ambushed or judged. They may feel embarrassed or ashamed as a result, and relationships may be strained or broken. This can make it difficult for the individual to be receptive to the concerns of their loved ones and the interventionist.
Are there alternatives to interventions?
Rather than confronting a loved one through an intervention, an effective and less pressured approach is to create space for a caring, open, one-on-one conversation. This works best if the loved one asks open-ended questions, listens attentively to the answers, and frames their observations and statements with concern rather than judgment. More than one conversation may be needed, but change can take root over time.