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    Counseling in Hawaiʻi

    Discover 69 practitioners and 32 wellness centers across all four Hawaiian islands

    Hawaiʻi Wellness lists 69 counseling practitioners and 32 wellness centers across the four Hawaiian islands, with the largest concentrations on Oʻahu and the Big Island. Practitioners include Tracy Kelleher (Kailua-Kona), Wilson Cheh (Kailua-Kona), and Judy Waitley (Kailua-Kona).

    Last updated: July 19, 2026 · Listings verified by Hawaiʻi Wellness

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    Counseling Across the Hawaiian Islands

    Counseling is a broad category of professional mental health support focused on helping individuals, couples, and families navigate emotional difficulties, life transitions, relationship challenges, and psychological symptoms. It differs from psychotherapy primarily in scope and depth — counseling tends to be more present-focused and solution-oriented, while psychotherapy often involves longer-term exploration of patterns and underlying dynamics — though in practice the boundary between the two is fluid, and many licensed practitioners offer both. In Hawaiʻi, counseling services reflect the particular stressors and strengths of island life: a high cost of living, geographic isolation for many communities, multicultural family systems, and — especially in the years following 2023's Lahaina fire — acute community trauma that has deepened the need for accessible mental health support across Maui and beyond.

    Counselors are working on all four major Hawaiian islands, in private practice, community health centers, school settings, and integrated wellness clinics. Oʻahu has the highest concentration, with particularly strong infrastructure in Honolulu. Maui, the Big Island, and Kauaʻi have smaller but active provider communities, and telehealth has meaningfully expanded access for residents on more remote parts of each island. Sessions are typically 50 minutes, weekly or biweekly, and may be conducted in person or via secure video.

    Licensed counselors in Hawaiʻi hold credentials such as LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), or LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor). Some practitioners specialize in specific populations — children, couples, LGBTQ+ clients, veterans — or in specific modalities like trauma-informed care or somatic therapy. Counseling on Oʻahu and on Maui are good starting points for finding the right fit.

    Browse counseling practitioners across the Hawaiian Islands below.

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    Tracy Kelleher

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    Soul Guide & Somatic Mentor

    Kailua-Kona🌋 Big Island· Accepting· In-Person & Online
    CounselingSoul GuidanceEnergy HealingNervous System RegulationBreathworkLife CoachingMeditationRitualistNature Therapy

    Tracy is soul guide and mentor, energetic interpreter, and international facilitator based on the Kohala Coast. She is given to empowering souls deeply landed in matter and honoring the multitude of realities and expressions of love within each of us. Tracy has spent the last decade immersed in both study and practice within traditions of healing and integration, energetic mastery, and soul initiation. She combines lived experience, years of training and depth of study with intuitive adeptness and precise energetic attunement in her work. Tracy's soul mentorship is focused on midwifing souls into embodied depth and well being. Her one on one practice welcomes individuals and couples and covers the following: -Emotional fluency -Nervous system regulation and stabilization -Neuroplasticity training -Relational wellness -Erotic embodiment -Practical integration for soulful living -Clearing patterns and behaviors that inhibit wellness and radiance Tracy's group work focuses on supporting fields of vibratory coherence between humans and building group capacity for generative healing , creativity, and collaboration. This work is deeply supportive for organizations, collectives, and any group wanting to understand relational dynamics to support generative and resourcing environments. Reach out directly to find out more about group work.

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    Wilson Cheh

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    Counselor

    Kailua-Kona🌋 Big Island· Accepting· In-Person
    CounselingPsychotherapyLife CoachingTrauma-Informed Care

    Support for: Emotional/Relational Trauma, Burn-out, Stress & Anxiety, Grief & Loss, Family Conflicts, Life Transitions & Addictions Approach: Trauma-Informed, Strength-based, Family Systems & Outcomes-focus Aloha, I am a Hawaii and California licensed MFT and Certified Substance Abuse Counselor offering professional counseling and life coaching services to adults, adolescence, couples, and families in-person at Kailua-Kona, or telehealth to all other communities statewide. As a bi-cultural engineer-turned-therapist with senior leadership background, I am experience in various clinical specialties that enables me to provide effective, high impact, outcome-focused services to my clients. I welcome opportunities in supporting adults, young adults, couples & families to navigate through tough seasons of feeling overwhelmed, experiencing loss in transitions, or dealing with painful/complex circumstances, whiles having a sensitivity to generational, cultural, & racial influences. I tend to be a fit for those who are in technology, medical, legal, education, and any other industries with a relatively high intensity & high stress life-styles. My style is both conversational & experiential, with a high value on respect and safety, while advocating for empowerment & hope. Book a free discovery today @ https://calendly.com/pursuewholeness/free15min, or just click the "Schedule Discovery Call" button below 👇🏻

    Counseling practitioners in Hawaiʻi at a glance

    Every counseling listing in the directory, by island.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Where can I find Counseling practitioners in Hawaiʻi?

    Counseling practitioners and centers are available across all four major Hawaiian islands — the Big Island, Maui, Oʻahu, and Kauaʻi. Use the island filter above to narrow your search, or browse every listing statewide.

    Which island has the most Counseling practitioners?

    Oʻahu currently has the most Counseling listings on Hawaiʻi Wellness with 60 practitioners and centers, followed by the Big Island (29). Use the island filter above to browse each island's listings.

    Can I book a Counseling session directly?

    Yes. Most listings include direct contact details or an external booking link. Open any practitioner or center listing to get in touch and book a session.

    Is Counseling offered in person or online in Hawaiʻi?

    Both. Many practitioners offer in-person sessions on their island, and some also provide online appointments. Individual listings note the session types each provider offers.

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