About

I have worked in the mental health field for over 25 years, and enjoy working with many kinds of people. Coming from a systemic approach (family therapy), I try to utilize and understand a person's upbringing and support system. I have experience working with people suffering from trauma, substance abuse, and severe mental illness.

I am licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist, with a specialty in Art Therapy. I try to utilize various forms of processing, some non-verbal, to help clients understand their problems and work through issues that are causing distress or impairments in their life. I enjoy working with families, couples, children and individuals.

Besides utilizing the systemic approach and non-verbal therapy, I am also EMDR trained, and can use this modality to help clients work through traumatic events that have occurred in their life.

Basic Data

Entity Type: Individual; Sole Proprietor

Gender

Female

Client Focus

  • Preteens/Tweens (11 To 13)
  • Adolescents/Teenagers (14 To 19)

Therapy Specialties

  • ADHD
  • Addiction
  • Adoption
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Bipolar
  • Career Counseling
  • Chronic Impulsivity
  • Chronic Pain
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Divorce
  • Domestic Violence
  • Eating Disorders
  • Family Conflict
  • Grief
  • Infidelity
  • LGBTQ Issues
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Life Coaching
  • Multicultural Issues
  • Panic Attacks
  • Parenting
  • Personality Disorders
  • Postpartum
  • Pregnancy/Childbirth
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self Esteem
  • Self-Harming
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Sexual Addiction
  • Sleep Or Insomnia
  • Stress
  • Substance Use
  • Trauma And PTSD

Treatment Orientation

  • Attachment-based
  • Coaching
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Jungian
  • Mindfulness Based Approaches
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Psychodynamic
  • Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
  • Somatic
  • Trauma Focused

Modality

  • Couples

Years in Practice

26 years

Languages

  • English

Healthcare Provider Taxonomy

  • Code: 101YM0800X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Counselor
  • Specialization: Mental Health
  • Code: 106H00000X
  • Grouping: Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers
  • Classification: Marriage & Family Therapist

Credentials

  • Master of Science (MS)

Licenses

Name License Number State
LMFT MFT-290 Verify HI
Counselor IMF 41962 Verify CA
Marriage & Family Therapist 290 Verify HI

Practice Locations

14-803 Seaview Rd

Pahoa, HI 96778

Phone Number: (808) 756-2206

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