Who I am and what I offer.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over fifteen years of experience as a school counselor, I specialize in working with adolescents, preadolescents, and families in Hawaii. Specifically, I work best with female adolescents struggling with anxiety, depression, insomnia, low self-esteem, body image, self-harm, suicidal ideation, sexual assault, LGBTQ issues, and peer/family relationship challenges. I also work well with young adults dealing with navigating the post college world, and with adults struggling with life transitions, grief and loss, codependency, substance abuse, and relationship challenges. Adulting is not easy sometimes, and I aim to provide safe therapeutic spaces and to teach critical communication, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation skills to those seeking healthier strategies for living their best life.

My therapeutic approach.

My approach to psychotherapy is holistic, eclectic, and strengths based, allowing me to support and nurture clients’ mind, body, and spirit from a place of humility, non-judgment, and compassion. Because every client’s personal growth journey is unique, I draw on a variety of evidenced based biopsychosocial interventions, including:

• Person centered (humanistic) therapy

• Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)

• Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT)

• Brainspotting (Cutting edge trauma therapy)

• Mindfulness based therapy (MBCT)

• Emotion focused therapy (EFT)

• Compassion focused therapy 

• Experiential therapy

• Positive Psychology 

I also use humor, elements of yoga (as a 200 hour registered yoga instructor), and neuro-education as therapeutic tools for helping teens, preteens, young adults, and families to build a greater sense of self-awareness, trust, acceptance, confidence, and well-being in living their best life.

My clients.

My clients are typically adolescents, pre-adolescents, young adults, and families who struggle with any of the following mental health issues: 

Payment.

Payments from the following insurance companies are accepted:

• Hawaii Medical Assurance Association (HMAA)

• Hawaii Medical Services Association (HMSA) (PPO, HMO, and Quest)

• UnitedHealthcare (UHC) (with Optum)

• University Health Alliance (UHA)

• Tricare

• Cigna (with MDX)

If you do not have health insurance or have an insurance plan not listed above, I also accept clients who choose to pay out of pocket for our sessions. My rates are currently $180/hour, though I offer a sliding scale fee to clients who cannot pay the full rate.

Therapy Intensives.

I am also now offering Therapy Intensives, which are an accelerated form of therapy designed to help clients go deeper in the healing process and get results in a shorter amount of time. Instead of attending therapy one hour per week for a year, why not carve out a half day, full day, weekend, or a week for Therapy Intensives? This cutting-edge approach helps people feel better faster without needing a weekly therapy appointment.

Imagine booking your own therapeutic “mini-retreat” to catalyze your healing journey in a matter of hours or days, depending on your needs. You can learn more about Therapy Intensives by checking out my FAQ page or emailing me directly at sarah@hpcollective.com to set up a free 15 minute phone consultation to determine if a Therapy Intensive is right for you.