I didn't know a therapist could be so good! I went to help me with my relationship. I learned so…read moremuch about my trauma triggers and how that was impacting our day to day life together. My relationship is so much better, and it is because of the help I reveiced from Tom. I really didn't think I could get so much out of therapy in such a short time. Over the 58 years of my life, I have gone to a number of therapists, and Tome is so much better than any of them. If you want a therapist that is really going to "get" you, see the best in you, and help you move forward, then go see Tom.

From the owner: As a clinician with many years of direct experience working with adults, adolescents and families,…read moreI believe deeply in the potential of every person, and am passionate about empowering the clients I serve. Please call if you find you or your child have current or past social problems, are struggling with school refusal, anxiety and depression, suicidal ideation, unresolved trauma, experience with grief or loss, are exhibiting defiant behaviors, experiencing significant family system issues, or are presenting with addictive behaviors or substance use problems.

I am thankful for Kelly Donovan. Her heart is full of warmth and compassion. She has taught me how…read moreto let go my fear of crowds and public places. I am learning that in this world there are more good than evil. I stayed locked in my home for 10 years I was too afraid to leave the house to go outside. I couldn't even talk to anyone till I was almost 40 years old. I trusted no one. I hated everything. I thought anger and violence was a way of life. Now things are different I am happy and confident in myself. I am independent and focused. I hold strong to the teachings of Kelly Donovan. She shares her expertise and experiences to those who struggle in their journey. She nurtures people and believes in hope. Kelly Donovan is truly the real deal. God bless her. *****

Referred to Kelly when our family was traveling in the summer. She made the time to work us in and…read morewas very professional. Cannot go into details about my son - but to say Kelly really helped us out when we were so far from my son's regular doctor. Thank you again Kelly - wish you were closer to us.

Out of desperation, a friend referred Wilson as a sincere and experienced therapist to help me…read more He was able to create a safe space to converse and came up with a plan to restored my mental health. Glad to have him as a on going resource for a sounding board and support to navigate through life.

In the free 15-minute discovery call, Wilson at Pursue Wholeness creates an immediate sense of…read moregenuine connection, helping you understand what to expect and offering a taste of the safety and comfort he provides. As the sessions continue, his blend of clinical expertise and heartfelt compassion leads to real breakthroughs for me, making this investment in yourself truly worthwhile.

Avoid Christine NElsen at all costs. She's on an ego trip and enjoys being obstructive and is just…read moreplain negligent. For more than six months she has just refused to give me the medication already given tome by two different doctors and which keeps me functional. She is one of these nurse practitioners who thinks she knows better than doctors.Because of her negligence I was left abruptly without psychiatric drugs you should never ever just "cold turkey" from. She just dilly dallied over prescribing me anything and then tried out a drug which just made me sick. I entered a complaint about her which she then referred to in my next visit where she made it clear she would spitefully do nothing to help me. She said she would refer me to a doctor but never has.

Awwwwful experience. My doctor told me I need a referral right away if I wanted to get my minor…read moresurgery otherwise it would become inoperable. I told the doctor that, and exactly where the referral needed to go... But, he sent the referral to Waimea, even though where it needed to go was an office in Keauhou. I asked him to create a request for an urgent referral and he said he would and he did not... I called every day for two weeks and couldn't get anyone on the phone and when I did, they were extremely rude to me... my referral, no joke, didn't even get sent in for a month and a half!! Now I can't get the surgery at all because they waited too long. It's so weird because Kealakekua and West Hawaii Community Health has always been very pleasant, the only reason I went here is because they had the soonest appointment, now I know why, cause nobody wants to come in and see the worst staff possible. I couldn't recommend these people less, everybody is so incompetent and they don't realize they're messing with people's well-being just because they can't follow the directions or can't seem to do a basic job. Never ever ever go here!

Great therapist He really helped talk me through a difficult situation he is easy to talk to and…read moreI highly recommend him

There are not too many therapists who can truly understand the importance of gender. As a male, I…read moreappreciated greatly how Johnny provided a safe space to be a man and think like a man. He truly jumpstarted my healing journey as a man who suffered through great trauma as a child. I was meeting with him because of a recent divorce and my life was truly in a dark place. Mainly because it involved my two young children. I was on the verge of rage and revenge. Johnny, along with a few other key folks in my life guided me off of that ledge. I am forever grateful for the time I spent with him. Itʻs been a few years, but I just wanted to come back and say Mahalo....and that I am well.

Holy smokes! Why did I wait so long to finally try this? Bottom line: if you're interested, TRY…read moreTHIS. Like many of our healing journeys, I've experienced many types - acupuncture, chiropractors, dry needling, physical therapy, yoga/ meditation, nootropics... All helped, but still some aspect of me felt inaccessible and unresolved. After reading Remarkable Healings and finding someone I could meet face to face, I was eager to try hypnotherapy, past life regressions and attachment release. I'm so glad I did. Carolyn is excellent: warm, steady, clear, with a soothing voice. I appreciate her taking notes as well, bc you won't remember a lot (like a dream). My session lasted 2 hours but felt like 2-3 minutes had gone by when I opened my eyes. It's wild. One month update: still feeling resolution from the family and past life traumas that came up and were resolved in our session. Also more insights into what triggers me, why, and what I'm here in this life - my lessons and challenges. It's great stuff!

I am a school principal, successful entrepreneur, dedicated father and husband, and just an…read moreordinary guy. Over the years, I've experienced lots of stressors and Carolyn Ching has helped me overcome them immensely. She's an incredible therapist: research-based, thoughtful, humble, insightful, funny, and full of easy-to-implement strategies for mastering self-defeating thought or behavior patterns and for wisely handling emotions as well as cherished relationships. Trust me, I'm a fairly mainstream guy who's mostly skeptical in my thinking until someone shows me the money. Well, Carolyn has delivered big-time for me and many others. I I highly encourage you to do yourself a favor and let her unlock some of your engrained habits that might be holding you back. Her Hypnosis therapy is especially helpful and is not strange, risky or off-putting in the least. Rather, it is calming, empowering, and absolutely effective. I urge you seek out Carolyn's help for you or anyone you love. Her work is ahead of the curve and outstanding.

It really hurts me to write this review because the staff here are AMAZING. Megan, Lauren, David…read more("Grandpa"), Jess, Patrick (one of the chefs), and others are amazing people who all deserve huge raises, in my opinion, for what they do every day. I probably owe Megan my life due to the condition I arrived in after being advised by the admissions coordinator, "Gabriel," to keep drinking during my trip to The Ohana to "maintain" instead of seeking medical treatment before arrival. The facility itself is definitely beautiful, but there were a lot of promises made by "Gabriel" that simply were not true once I arrived. There is no doctor on site. You're lucky if you see a therapist for even two hours a week. Most of the activity equipment is run down, unusable, or honestly dangerous. Activities are not what they advertise at all you're lucky to do two a week. You're promised snacks and drinks stocked in the fridge, but they are often non-existent, which leaves guests uneasy during already difficult times. Because of the massive amount of downtime they provide, clients like myself are forced to order our own entertainment , sports equipment, from DoorDash or elsewhere. Then when you do decide to order something, it can take days to get approved by "higher ups." For example, I tried ordering a basic hoodie and shorts and had to wait an unreasonable amount of time for approval. I'm not sure who runs this place above the staff members I mentioned, but I honestly feel sorry for them because they seem to have zero authority to make their own decisions despite being the people actually helping clients every day. There's much more I'm probably forgetting, but I'm just trying to write an honest review to warn people and help them make an informed decision before choosing this facility. Someone like myself that's doing self pay for 40+ thousand dollars this facility is absolutely not worth the money.

...and almost 3 years later I am still sober and happy and functioning well..I forgot to add last…read moreyear how beautiful the property is, how amazing the clinical and administrative staff are and the design of the program is excellent for people who are feeling a lot of mixed emotions and are nervous about treatment, new people, fear of failure, etc..Incredible landing pad with lots of nature, chances to get exercise, do art, learn to meditate, beach and hike time but main focus is on the treatment which can be pretty individualized despite lots of group work. I would have given 5 points but I never do, but I'll tell you this is a strong 4.5..Any complaints I would have were so minimal and pretty irrelevant..Oh and the food was great and I was eating mostly vegetarian and they were very open to and made arrangements with the cooking staff for two if us beautifully. Big kudos to you all! Stephen (again)

This company is a joke, false advertising! This place looks dreamy on the brochure. However the…read moreowner can't get into his answering machine, his website, doesn't return calls and gives therapist interns hours to clean his filthy house. People come here with one addiction and come out with three. It is very unorganized, the owner is very lazy. You feel like you're in a toxic relationship that you can't get out of. He is very dishonest with his billing, there are no consequences if you get high or drunk on site. The owner and staff scream to motivate because there are no other tools to motivate patients. They don't ever contact probation officers and I think that's where probation officers send them there when they are tired of bothering. They are Kona's joke as a treatment center in other rehabs. The men live in squalor and the owners idea of therapy is ted talks. He doesn't tell people when they can complete IOP and keeps them forever when it's only suppose to be 3-6 months. The program uses church donations for food when he is making massive money a year. He doesn't do anything to help people progress, he bills for case management then never does it. Clients have to forge his name to get food stamps because he refuses to fill out the paperwork and they are not allowed to fill it out and he demands they fill it out. People with severe mental disorders and are unsafe are put in a room with roommates- schizophrenia. He doesn't help them fill out paperwork for assistance including; social security, low income housing, etc. He doesn't organize trips for them to get out and threatens clients he will send them to prison. This guy has extremely severe ADHD and has no follow-through, he has an excuse not to do any ideas to improve or make the program successful because that would require him to get off his lazy butt. He has a van that could be used for the guys to go on shopping trips, etc. but he always says he will register it and now it's been a year and staff are driving it unregistered. He doesn't have required licensing for the location to be an actual treatment center but advertises it as such. This guy is a real piece of work. He doesn't monitor clients when they go shopping so they bring home bottles of liquor. One guy drank a bottle everyday for a year and was never stopped. It's not uncommon to bring someone back over and over again that continues to bring meth in so he can charge them for services that are often not provided. One guy ran away for weeks and he still billed them for urine tests, therapy and rent. Once a staff member took a baseball bat to a client and threatened him to behave. This guy should NOT be owning or running this kind of business- he is working with a very vulnerable population! Staff members give up because they can't enforce anything because there is no follow-through or consequences. One time he went into IOP stoned, he reeked of marijuana, other occasions he is drinking. The staff on sites house reeks of marijuana at night and rumor is clients can bring it if they share. Instead of helping clients get on appropriate meds, he encourages a cannabis card. So much more! But this gives you an idea.