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Akua Campanella, LCSW

Stress, Anxiety Anger management Self esteem, Motivation Depression
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About me

Welcome! It takes motivation and courage to reach out for assistance with life's challenges, and whether or not you feel we are a good fit, I greatly appreciate you taking time to review my profile.

I am from NYC originally but spent a large portion of my life in Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston and Hawaii. Aside from swimming and traveling, one of my favorite past-times is reading. Reading allows me deep insight into people and places, and for me, it is like traveling but on a tiny budget. Curiosity of the world is why I love to read, and I believe that Curiosity, Justice, Advocacy and Dialogue are parts of the foundation that created my interest in becoming a Social Worker .

My road into the Counseling field has been a unique one. I began my journey in schools, training students, teachers and administrators in Conflict Resolution/Conflict Engagement skills. I also spent a significant amount of time working with youth and children within the foster care system.

During graduate school, I focused on Clinical Social Work and also Inter-group Dialogue; which enhanced my skills at facilitating conversations that strive to create new levels of understanding, empathy, openness, non-judgmental relating, and action.

My skills were further sharpened, while working internationally with a wide range of individuals in New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, South Africa and Egypt. After traveling for a while, I settled in Hawaii, where I am licensed. In Hawaii, I have worked mainly with adults (18 and over) experiencing great instability in various facets of their lives, such as: job/income loss, addiction, homelessness, anger management, incarceration, self-esteem issues, onset of an illness, challenges in college, exiting foster care, and loss of support systems.

Though I tend to draw some from Cognitive Behavioral and Person-Centered therapies; I adapt an Integrative Therapy approach, seeing that it can be a combination of various forms of therapy that can be more inclusive, flexible and likely allowing more collaboration between client and therapist. I believe in creating an open, inviting and safe space for a dialogue that is client-centered.

(Please note: I typically check messages a few times a day Tuesday thru Friday, responding within 30 hours. If you want a live session, I have them 2-3 days a week, but can be flexible so if those days/times on my schedule do not work for you, please message me and I will see if I can schedule a time that may work better with your schedule. Thank you)

Professional experience

10yrs in practice
Stress, Anxiety Anger management Self esteem, Motivation Depression

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Adoption and Foster Care, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Attachment issues, Blended Family Issues, Body image, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain illness and disability, Communication problems, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Divorce and separation, Expats, Fertility Issues, First Responder Issues, Forgiveness, Gender Dysphoria, Guilt and shame, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Isolation / loneliness, Multicultural Concerns, Prejudice and Discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Sexuality, Women's issues, Workplace issues

Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy

Services offered

Video
Phone
Live Chat
Messaging

License information

HI LCSW LCSW-4506

Reviews

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I have been working with Akua for just a short time but she has been a wonderful part of my healing journey with myself and in my relationship. I look forward to continuing the journey with her. She makes herself very available and is very kind and intentional during our sessions. She has put the resources available to me out on the table so I have what I need to continue working on myself consistently.

Written on Dec 02, 2020 after therapy with Akua for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, anger management, and bipolar disorder