Licensed counseling for individuals, couples, and families across Hawaiʻi — grounded in clinical excellence, cultural sensitivity, and faith-integrated care for those who want it.
In Hawaiʻi, "talking story" is how we connect. Your first conversation with us is exactly that — no paperwork, no pressure. Just a real conversation about what you're carrying.
We believe lasting change happens when clinical skill meets genuine connection. Our approach draws from evidence-based therapy, honors Hawaiian cultural values, and makes room for your faith if that's part of your story.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, a struggling marriage, or a season of deep uncertainty, you don't have to go through it alone — and you don't have to fly to Honolulu to get great care.
We see healing as relational — involving not just the individual, but the family and community around them.
We honor Hawaiian values, Pacific Islander heritage, and the diverse communities that make up our islands.
For those who want it, faith is woven into the healing process. For those who don't, it simply isn't.
No travel. No waiting lists. Quality care from your home, across all Hawaiian islands.
One-on-one telehealth therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, life transitions, grief, and more. A safe space to process what you're carrying.
Rebuild connection, navigate conflict, and strengthen the foundation of your relationship. We work with married couples, premarital partners, and those in crisis.
Because healing one person often means strengthening the whole 'ohana. We welcome multi-generational sessions, blended families, and parent support.
Clinical care woven with faith. For those navigating doubt, ministry burnout, spiritual grief, or who simply want a therapist who shares their worldview.
Start your marriage on solid ground. Our structured premarital program helps couples build communication tools, explore values, and enter marriage with clarity.
For couples who need more than a weekly session can offer. Extended 2-3 hour sessions that allow real depth and breakthrough in a compressed timeframe.
I was born and raised on Oʻahu — Kāneʻohe, ʻAlewa Heights, and Grace Bible Church. When my father accepted an associate pastor role at Kauaʻi Bible Church, our family moved to the Garden Island. I finished high school there, attended Kauaʻi Community College, started a Bible club on campus, and eventually served as student body president. I stayed on Kauaʻi for eight years, deeply involved in church and campus ministry.
During that time I noticed something that stayed with me: many of the young people around me were just as capable as anyone I knew growing up on Oʻahu, but they often had fewer opportunities or exposure to what was possible for them. That observation quietly shaped a lot of what came next.
In 2006 I moved to Washington State for an internship at The City Church, where I ended up serving in ministry for over a decade. I completed a Bachelor's degree in Theology and Business at Northwest University and later a Master's degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Over time I realized my ministry training and my clinical training were asking the same question from different angles: how do people actually grow?
Growing up in Hawaiʻi shaped my belief that people grow best in the context of relationships and community. That perspective has stayed with me ever since.
Neighbor island communities — Kauaʻi especially — face a real scarcity of mental health providers. The people who need care most often have the fewest options for getting it. I watched a version of that dynamic as a teenager and young adult, and it shaped something in me that clinical training only sharpened. My wife and I are raising our three young kids while working toward returning to Kauaʻi. Pono Path is one small way I hope to contribute to expanding access to care across the islands — and part of what we're building to bring home.
Today I work with individuals and couples navigating anxiety, relationship challenges, boundaries, faith transitions, and the slow drift that can happen in long-term partnerships or marriages. My approach draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, attachment-based work, and the Gottman Method for couples.
I also use personality frameworks like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator early in the process. It often helps clients recognize patterns in their personality and relationships much earlier in the work.
For clients who want their faith integrated into therapy, I'm comfortable working in that space. For those who don't, it simply isn't part of our work. Either way, you'll be met where you are.
In sessions I try to create space where people can slow down, think clearly, and say what's actually going on — often for the first time. I listen carefully and ask direct questions. I tend to notice patterns and will name what I'm seeing when it's helpful, rather than leaving you to figure it out alone. My goal isn't just to help you feel better in the short term, but to help you understand yourself and your relationships in ways that hold over time.
"At the center of my work is a simple belief: people grow when they feel understood, are willing to be honest, and have someone in their corner who takes them seriously."
For most presenting concerns — anxiety, depression, relationship issues, life transitions — research shows telehealth outcomes are comparable to in-person care. What matters most is the quality of the relationship and the work itself. We'll make sure the technology stays out of the way.
Not at all. Faith integration is something we offer — not something we require. Many of our clients have no faith background, or are actively questioning theirs. What matters is that you feel respected and genuinely heard, wherever you're coming from.
Yes. I hold an active Hawaiʻi counseling license, which is what the law requires. Hawaiʻi allows licensed providers to deliver telehealth services to clients physically located in the state. My Hawaiʻi license number is available on request and verifiable through the state licensing board.
All of them. Oʻahu, Maui, Kauaʻi, the Big Island, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi — as long as you're physically located in Hawaiʻi during our sessions, we can work together. The neighbor islands in particular have very limited local provider options, and we exist in part to address that.
HMSA paneling is currently in progress. In the meantime, we accept private pay and can provide a Superbill for out-of-network reimbursement — many clients with PPO plans receive partial reimbursement. We'll be transparent about costs from the start, and sliding scale options are available for those who need them.
Slow. Unhurried. We're not racing through an intake checklist — we're beginning a relationship. You'll share what feels right to share, and I'll ask questions that help me understand your story. By the end, we'll have a sense of where you want to go and whether this feels like a good fit.
Christian counseling isn't about having all the answers. It's about bringing your whole self — including your faith — into the healing process, with a therapist who understands and respects that.
Pono isn't decoration — it's a direction. These seven Hawaiian values aren't borrowed for atmosphere. They describe an actual orientation toward you, your healing, and the islands we serve.
The name and the north star. To walk toward pono is to move — actively — into right relationship with God, self, others, and the land. That's the work.
Healing isn't only personal. We hold space for the family systems that shape us, and we welcome their involvement in the process when it serves you.
Aloha is presence — the full, unhurried attention of one person to another. This is how every session begins, and how we mean every exchange.
In Hawaiʻi, wai is life itself — fresh water that sustains, moves, and renews. We approach healing the same way: something that flows to where it's needed, clears what it must, and nourishes what it touches.
We take the trust you place in us seriously. Your story, your health, and your dignity are held with the utmost care — and never handled casually.
Body, mind, and spirit are not separate. Our approach honors all of you — not just the presenting symptoms, but the whole person underneath them.
We are guests on these islands and in your story. We hold our role with humility — always listening, always learning, never assuming we know more than you do about your own life.
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