Marriage Counseling Therapists in Ala Moana-Kakaako, Honolulu, HI

I have enjoyed over 20 years of working with a diverse range of clients of all ages, addressing multiple needs in various settings. While creating a safe and supportive environment, my work with clients is collaborative; assisting clients to feel empowered and inspired to face challenges and embrace change, helping clients define their meaning of recovery, and developing goals specific to clients' needs. Areas of focus include: Life transitions such as marriage, family planning, new career, retirement, death; relationship issues, military family challenges, trauma, anxiety and mood disorders.

I am a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist and Mental Health Counselor with over 18 years of experience working in the mental health field in Honolulu, Hawaii. I strive to help individuals, couples and families to make positive changes by improving their quality of life, creating and achieving their personal goals, ultimately achieving their fulfillments in life.

I am wholistic, systems based, Licensed Marriage and Family therapist and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. I am fluent in Korean. I provide Substance Abuse Assessments and early intervention education. I work with families, couples, individuals and children. I have experience working with trauma, depression, dual diagnosis, children with autism, ADHD, and ADD.I have training in play therapy, EMDR, Gottman methods and mindfulness based treatment modalities. I have also worked as a domestic violence advocate for the Navy and worked with military families.

*Accepting new clients* "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." -Dr. Maya Angelou. We have all experienced feeling “stuck” in our lives at some point. Whether it be in school, work, personal relationships and family, it’s difficult sometimes not knowing how to move forward. Feeling stuck is more a circumstance and doesn't have to be a choice. Together we can make necessary changes to build a healthier and better life.

Life takes us for turns we don't expect and sometimes we’re able to get through them, but in other times, we can become stuck. We may feel overwhelmed at work, in our marriage, or in other relationships. Perhaps, there are difficulties with a teenager at home or maybe there are feelings of sadness or anxiousness. When life brings us to this point, reaching out for help is a courageous first step toward change. Entering therapy can provide clarity to the confusion and is a safe place to explore alternative avenues toward an improved quality of life.

Aloha! Life likes to throw curve balls at us, throwing different challenges when we least expect them. Working through these challenges is not always easy when you are alone. Let me help you and your 'ohana grow together and be more vital than ever. As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, I have more than 15 years of experience working within the home, school, clinic-based, and community-based settings, ranging from individual, family, and couples counseling.

Aloha! I am licensed marriage and family therapist Bridget Duncan and I have excellent counseling abilities as well as an instinctive grasp of interpersonal familial dynamics, which has helped my clients get a deeper understanding of their behaviors and progress toward their therapeutic goals My approach to therapy begins with providing clients with a secure and healthy environment in which they may explore their difficulties without fear of criticism. The theoretical methods that I employ are determined by the clients I work with and their presenting issues.

Aloha, I welcome your call or email. I am a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and have been working with clients for over 20 years in the field of mind & body wellness, Clinical Hypnotherapy, CBT, DBT, Wellness Counseling and Mindfulness. The combination of blended talk therapy, with other healing modalities provide additional resources for my clients and patients. Somatic therapy, Timeline Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, incorporated with traditional therapy help you to release anxiety, stress or unwanted thoughts and reset your intentions to live mindfully and stay present. I work with individuals, couples, and famiIies.

As a marriage and family therapist, I provide therapeutic services to a range of clients, from those struggling with intimate partner conflict to navigating the obstacles of co-parenting. I approach each individual, couple, or family with compassion and excel to establish a caring, collaborative and welcoming environment with consideration for one's cultural background, sexual orientation, and life experiences.

By creating a safe environment, I seek to understand each person, their unique story and to bring about health, fulfillment and support. I believe every individual, couple and family has a story they bring into therapy that includes not only their situation at hand, but a personal, family and diverse experiential history. My approach in therapy is tailored toward the uniqueness of each person. Together, we will work towards facilitating more self-understanding, more effective ways of handling life challenges, and strengthening relationships with others.

Are you struggling with depression, anxiety, or difficulties in your relationships? Do you have trouble sleeping, lose your temper easily, or frequently feel irritable? Have you experienced trauma or PTSD? In therapy, you can learn practical coping skills that will help thrive and address the problems that you face. We will build out from your strengths and focus on developing solutions that work for your life and your circumstances. We will choose the best evidence-based treatments that can help you meet your goals. You can build lifelong skills for living better and gain insight into what powers your challenges.

I think therapy is a process, a journey. It's important to have a comfortable traveling companion, one who listens carefully without judgment and with whom you feel safe and nurtured as you explore those issues that are keeping you from being your whole, authentic, and joyful self. I work with individuals, couples and families who are seeking growth and connection in both their inner lives and in relationships. I have extensive experience treating sexual abuse, loss, depression, anxiety, and trauma.

I believe in a holistic, solution-focused, behavioral, systemic approach to therapy that addresses mind, body and soul to achieve clear goals in therapy. I will allow you to process in an environment that promotes safety. Should you chose to work with me we will collaborate to address areas of your life that keep you stuck and get you to a place of self-esteem and acceptance. My specialties include but are not limited to: Depression, PTSD, anxiety, OCD, childhood/adult trauma, sex abuse, relationship problems, low self-esteem, addiction issues and any other concerns keeping you from living life to your full potential.

Do you believe you can experience optimal joy and live your limitless potential? Let's work together to release overwhelming feelings such as anger, guilt, sadness, jealousy, trauma and anxiety to enable you to live your life to the fullest.

Life, with all it's joys, is also filled with challenges. Whether with our marriage, our children, and/or other personal issues, we all sometimes feel a loss at how to cope with these struggles. I offer a safe environment, where together, we can work through these issues and find the grace to heal and change. I believe healthy change and healing first starts with the individual and I can help you to begin this process today!

I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor. I have over 10 years of experience working with children, adolescents, and adults that have experienced severe trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, addiction and many other mental health conditions. I offer support for you to find coping skills to manage anxiety, depression, addiction, and other behavioral concerns. I provide a safe and comfortable environment for you to express your feelings and to utilize all of your strengths on your journey to meet your full potential.

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.

Big Island Health Clinic is committed to providing treatment that is Culturally Competent & Trauma Informed. Collectively we provide individual and family therapy for all ages. There are 3 therapists to choose from. Elvina Nartatez's areas of specialties include anger management & PTSD. Josephine Volpe is a certified substance abuse, anger management and Hospice counselor. Akoni Kanaele provides treatment for behavioral & anxiety disorders.

Therapy focuses on individual empowerment, being inspired to face life's challenges, and to be able to embrace change. My name is Jocelyn G. Cordero, and I'm a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and Psychotherapist with experience in working with a diversity of people. I provide a multicultural perspective to therapy through a warm approach offering guidance, support, insight, and hope for improving overall life situation.