Stress Management Therapy
Honolulu, Hilo and Hawaii Telehealth
Nothing is technically wrong. You are not depressed, exactly. Nothing terrible has happened. But you are tired in a way that sleep does not fix, short with people you love, and the smallest extra thing tips you over.
That is stress, and in Hawaiʻi it has a particular shape. The cost of living means many households run on more than one job. Family obligations run deep and in every direction. A lot of us were raised to be the one who holds it together for everyone else. So you hold it together, and nobody sees the cost, and you start to think the problem is you.
It is not you. It is the load.
What it does to you
Stress lives in the body first. Headaches. A jaw you clench without noticing. A stomach that is never quite right. Sleep that is either impossible or the only thing you want. Then it moves into the mind: forgetfulness, irritability, a sense of dread on Sunday night that has no single cause. Left alone long enough, stress becomes anxiety or depression. Catching it here is easier.
What we do
We help you see the load clearly, which most people have never done because they are too busy carrying it. Some of it can be put down. Some of it cannot, and for that part we work on how you carry it, so it stops costing you your health. Our counselors draw on cognitive behavioral therapy and other practical approaches, and the focus is on what you can actually change, and how you can increase self care.
This page is for you if
You are exhausted and cannot point to one thing that is wrong
You are snapping at people you care about and hating it
You have physical symptoms your doctor cannot fully explain
You are the person everyone leans on, and there is no one you lean on
You keep telling yourself it will get better after the next thing, and it never does
How to reach us
Call (808) 640-6252 or send a message through our contact form. We see clients at our Hilo office, our Honolulu office, and by telehealth anywhere in Hawaiʻi.
We are in network with HMSA, HMSA QUEST, HMAA, UHA, and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
