- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Solution-focused goals
About Keanimaikalani
Keanimaikalani Hueu is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Hawaii with seven years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, relationship and family problems, parenting strain, grief, intimacy issues, anger, and challenges like ADHD, depression, and bipolar disorder. Her work includes support for blended family issues, control struggles, divorce and separation, jealousy, forgiveness, and social anxiety.
She identifies as a person-centered therapist and treats clients as the experts in their own lives. Sessions focus on listening first, then building practical steps a person can try between meetings. Keanimaikalani describes her approach as experiential, meaning she uses activities and real-life practice alongside talking. She also draws from mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused ideas to help people notice patterns and make small changes.
Raised on Oahu and educated in Eastern Oregon, she aims to respect different cultural backgrounds and lifestyles. That background informs how she pays attention to each person’s viewpoint and family context. She has worked directly with individuals, couples, and families over her career.
In sessions she keeps language direct and straightforward. Conversations tend to center on what the person wants to change and the steps to get there. She emphasizes respectful interaction and practical skills such as emotion recognition, de-escalation strategies, and goal setting.
Keanimaikalani asks people to set their own goals and helps track progress over time. Her style blends listening, guided practice, and short-term problem solving to reduce conflict and ease daily stressors.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on treating the person as the expert in their life and using active listening to clarify goals. Online sessions use that same stance by asking what matters most and shaping the work around the client’s priorities.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to notice thoughts and feelings without immediately reacting. In an online format these practices can be shown, tested, and adapted between meetings to help with anger, anxiety, and stress.
Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and resolves mixed feelings about taking action. The conversational style works well remotely because it centers a person’s values and small next steps rather than long lectures.
Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which techniques fit the client’s goals, needs, and day-to-day life. That decision can change as progress is tracked and new challenges appear.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and let people practice skills in their usual surroundings. Licensed professionals commonly use these practical benefits to help clients reduce reactivity and manage relationship conflict without promising specific outcomes.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She supports adults who struggle with losing their temper, building resentment, or living with someone else’s angry behavior. Anger is listed among the concerns she works with.
How would she approach anger in sessions?
Her work is person-centered and experiential, focusing on listening, emotion recognition, and practical steps to try between sessions. She also uses mindfulness and solution-focused methods to reduce reactivity.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of professional experience as a therapist working with individuals, couples, and families.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in Hawaii and practices from that state.
Can I book sessions in a language other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take clients outside the U.S.?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.