LGBTQ+ Affirming Therapists in Hawaii

Currently accepting new clients, and welcoming in-person, tele-health, and eco-therapy sessions. Are you struggling to overcome emotional pain, heal from past hurt or trauma, get “un-stuck”, and create positive changes? I understand what it feels like to feel stuck, to want something different, to know that what you are doing isn’t working and that there is a better way but being unable to let go of unhelpful habits, patterns, social constructs, and/or relationships that are keeping us there. Change is possible and is most possible when one decides they just can’t keep living this way anymore and something must give.

As a Hispanic BIPOC therapist, I'm dedicated to creating a welcoming space for both BIPOC and non-BIPOC clients. My mission is to offer a supportive environment where all individuals can explore their journeys towards healing and growth, embracing the richness of diverse experiences and backgrounds..

Hi! I'm Ben, a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I know life doesn't always go as planned, and let's face it, it can be hard. My goal is to provide a safe and non-judgmental place for you to explore ways to cope, adapt to change, challenge yourself, and work through emotional, career, and personal difficulties. My hope is for each client to gain a sense of empowerment, learn their abilities and work together to create a unique, individual plan for their personal success. I am comfortable working with all walks of life.

We all encounter challenges and lessons in our lives. Like a life of a lotus flower, we grow through muddy water of lessons in order to blossom as a beautiful lotus flower. We all have the power to grow through the lessons the life present to us which make us strong and resilient. Together, we will navigate through the muddy water of trauma, anxiety, depression, identity, and challenging life circumstances. I will support you in your personal journey of creating your happiness, finding your true self and manifesting the life you love. You deserve living the life you love.

Tyra S. Gardner is a Psychotherapist and CEO of At A Moments Notice, LLC. Tyra is a passionate scholar-practitioner in the field of mental health, who divides her time between clinical practice, training and business consulting. In her clinical practice, she delivers cognitive behavioral therapy and other evidence-based treatments to adults and adolescent clients with a range of emotional behavioral and adjustment problems including anger management, anxiety, stress, depression and relationship issues.

Alexis is someone who believes in your ability to restore balance and happiness to your own life. Alexis is aware of the many stressors that arise while deciding which direction to steer your life. She helps clients navigate through these difficulties to regain a sense of stability and peace. Alexis has performed a majority of her clinical work on Oahu providing counseling services to clients from all walks of life. She has experience in a variety of settings including intensive outpatient centers, classrooms, private practices, and community health care offices.

Aloha and welcome! My name is Cassandra or "Cassie" for short and I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. I am born and raised in Hawaii and feel blessed to serve the people of Hawaii. My goal is to create a space where you can feel heard and validated. I believe healing starts first and foremost with yourself, bringing awareness back to your innate strengths. Using collaboration within the therapeutic relationship, my approach helps to guide you to becoming more in-tune with the best version of yourself.

Aloha. Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your mental health journey. Social workers are different from other therapists because we are trained to consider the client within their environment. I do not diagnose or medicate. I work to amplify the sovereign wisdom of each individual; while honoring and addressing the ways they may be debilitated by environmental factors such as trauma, oppression and systemic violence. I have an eclectic approach that includes evidenced-based practices and intuitive modalities, such as astrology and dreamwork, that will be tailored to actualize your unique goals.

When you have stress or trauma in your life, it can feel overwhelming and life can unravel. Your children are acting out, your teen is being suspended or involved with law enforcement, or your younger child won't stop misbehaving at school. These are all stressful family situations that can feel overwhelming to anyone. My passion is to bring healing to people who have been through traumatic or stressful experiences.

Aloha, I am Ula Anderson. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I meet my clients with warmth and look forward to helping them. I committed to providing treatment that is Culturally Competent & Trauma Informed. I have 20+ years of experience treating trauma & developmental & behavioral disorders. This provider resides in Hawaii. I have spent the last couple of decades treating people with sexual abuse issues and other forms of trauma. In doing trauma work, I have also treated substance abuse since they are usually connected. I have also worked with those with Autism and developmental disabilities.

I’m Michael Milcetich-Tano a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. I rely on a client-centered approach to treatment acknowledging your expertise on your life. I welcome individuals, couples, and or families of all cultures regardless of circumstances. Struggling with today’s challenges? Together, we can help restore balance. This provider resides in Hawaii. My clients historically have been varied. I have worked with adolescents, individual adults, couples, families with young children, families with teenagers of various cultures. I prefer to help without restrictions of race, culture, or orientation. ALL people are welcome.

I strive to provide comprehensive psychotherapy services to Maui and surrounding neighbor islands. I am a highly trained Marriage and Family Therapist who is goal oriented, flexible, responsive, and empathetic. I use proven, science-based best practices, incorporated with solution-focused, positive psychology methods to identify, highlight, and build upon the strengths my clients already inherently possess in order to address their needs, goals and desires. I am honored to treat all people regardless of ethnicity, gender, age, or sexual orientation. I offer individual, couples, family therapy, and combinations thereof.

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.

What ails you? I believe many of our issues stem from a lack of understanding and acceptance. I would like to be able to provide a space in which you can explore and reflect on the experiences that have brought you to seek help. I take a non directive, collaborative approach incorporating person centered, existential, interpersonal, and harm reduction philosophies. “The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” - Alan Watts

Offering integrated psychotherapy that is tailored to each patient's unique needs. Psychotherapy treatment may include behavioral, emotion-oriented, cognitive-oriented, and relaxation techniques that may be used as an adjunct in the treatment with patients that have been diagnosed with tension headaches, depression, life changes and transitions, relationship challenges, and symptom management. Services will be provided individually and can include family psychoeducation, individual and/or couples therapy. Couples counseling will be exposed to Gottman Techniques.

Aloha, my name is Jemma Hoffman. I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the states of Hawaii and California with 15 years of experience. I work via telehealth, state wide. I also own the North Shore Counseling Center in Paia for in person appointments. I work from a Depth Psychotherapy (Jungian), Imago and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approach. I specialize in couples counseling, divorce and addiction as well as goal setting. I am also an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC) and CADC-II.

Changes, struggles, and just-being-stuck happens. You do not have to go it alone. A listener and a suggester of new ways of seeing or doing things might help. Together we can strive to help you, your family, or your children to a place of hope, well-being, and growth. I work with children, adolescents, young adults, mid-life adults and seniors. I became a therapist through working with divorcing families and children of divorce. Divorce is a hard transition for children and parents. A therapist can help with the sadness, discomfort, and difference in challenging times.

Having been in private practice since 2008, working with individuals, couples, in residential recovery treatment and with groups across the island of Maui, CA and OR. I enjoy working with those ready and willing to make changes in order to grow , to live a more balanced, fulfilling life by bringing compassion & understanding to behavior patterns, initiating change, and orienting toward their true life goals. I focus on issues of life transitions, specialize in couples & intimacy coaching (PACT), Birth Trauma Healing as well as Relational Somatic Trauma Recovery and post traumatic and spiritual growth.

Hello. I have been a therapist for over 27 years and to this day I absolutely love meeting people, hearing their stories and helping them make peace with their past. I work to help people to increase their emotional health and become more effective in their current lives. I specialize in helping people with depression, anxiety and all types of food, weight and body image issues. I work primarily with adults and young adults. I also help parents to understand their kid's eating disorder and give them tools for dealing more effectively with their kids.