Kristen Hale , LCSW

Kristen Hale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 18 years of professional experience offering therapeutic care from her base in Hawaii. As an LCSW - a clinician trained to assess and treat mental health and relational concerns - she brings long-term clinical experience and a focus on building strong therapeutic relationships that support honest exploration and meaningful change.

She helps people of all ages recognize their strengths, move beyond unhelpful patterns, and develop new, healthier narratives. Her practice concentrates on trauma-related conditions, depression, anxiety, self-harm, substance use concerns, behavioral difficulties, parenting challenges, couples work, and family conflict. She also works with issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment struggles, communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, mood disorders including bipolar conditions, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, and grief.

In clinical work she draws on training in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and family systems, while also incorporating attachment-based and client-centered principles to promote sustainable change and healthier communication. Kristen emphasizes practical tools and relational repair to support improved functioning and stronger relationships.

She acknowledges the courage it takes to seek help and encourages reaching out to explore whether working together in therapy might be a good fit.