Counseling Specialities
cOuples, premarital, marital
Relationships are hard. Sometimes it feels like you’re not connecting or understanding each other. You feel lonely, stressed, or hopeless. Sometimes it feels like you fight about the same issue like you’re in a never-ending loop and its frustrating because you just want to get on the same page. Or maybe you’re hurt because of infidelity and you don’t know how to heal. Help is here. Discover the patterns and issues that lead to distress in your relationship, learn tools to help you communicate, and overall create a deeper connection.
Premarital: Participating in couples counseling early in your relationship can help you feel more connected and increase your overall satisfaction. The idea is to strengthen the relationship and build a foundation for the long-term.
Individuals
Life has many challenges and sometimes you don’t know what to do or how to feel. At times you may feel lost, confused, hopeless, out of control, rejected, hurt, helpless, inadequate, numb, not like yourself, alone, et cetera. Maybe you’re experiencing anxiety or depression? Maybe you feel that you’re stuck in same old patterns in your life? Or maybe there is a major life transition that’s hard to deal with. Whatever you are going through help is here.
Are you ready to understand yourself better and make changes in your life? Individual counseling is a great way to explore your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and patterns in your life. It is a place where you can process your life and learn ways to help you cope, grow, and heal.
parenthood
Are you struggling with all the demands as a new parent? Or maybe you already have a few children and feel stressed. Maybe you are overwhelmed, exhausted, and trying to find balance. Are you frustrated that you and your partner can’t seem to agree on how to parent? Or are you feeling judged as a parent and now you’re not sure if you are doing anything right. Or maybe with the busyness of parenting you lost your identity.
Help is here. Counseling can help give you support and help you navigate your life as a parent. It can also help you find yourself again and help you become the person you once were. Let me help you find the joy of parenthood and peace within yourself.
postpartum/perinatal
Are you experiencing anxiety or depression? Or maybe even scary thoughts that are concerning to you? Are you feeling disconnected from your newborn baby? And maybe you are feeling guilt because of it.
Are you finding it hard being pregnant? You don’t find yourself “glowing” like everyone says you’re supposed to. Or you don’t have the support you want and you feel like you’re going through these changes alone. Maybe your pregnancy was unplanned or unexpected and now you’re feeling anxious and don’t know what to do or how to feel.
Conception to after birth can be a tough time for all parties involved. It can bring up a lot of emotions and changes that you aren’t prepared for. However, help is here. Let me help you navigate these emotions and get you on the track to feeling better.
DAD’S GROUP
Fatherhood…
Being a dad is AMAZING, SPECIAL, AWESOME, COOL, FUN, GREAT, and WONDERFUL... UNTIL.... it isn't. Let's be real, being a dad is HARD sometimes. Once your kiddo(s) got into this world your whole life changed. Your priorities are different, you have less "me" time, your schedule is full, you're being told to do this or that, you and your partner don't get as much "alone time", maybe your partner isn't appreciating your dad bod, or maybe you're faking the funk and have no clue to what this fatherhood thing is all about and feel lost.
Guess what? You are NOT the only dad to feel all or any of these things. And guess what else? You do not have to be alone to deal with this thing called fatherhood. Come join this Community Dad's Group! It's a place to come hang with other dads going through the same thing. A place to talk about stuff that you don't want to/can't talk to your partner about. Come chill with other dads and relieve some stress, build community, and learn how to handle all the things that come along with being a dad.
This is an open group, meaning you are welcomed to join at anytime. Group is on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 6PM. Call or email for more details and to get signed up. See you there dads! ***This group is currently on hold. Please email for details.
Hawaiian Proverbs
Noho me ka hau’oli – (Be happy)
E Aloha Kekahi i Kekahi - (Love one another)