Hawai'i Behavioral Health & Wellness Convention 2025

Keynote Speaker: A. Aukahi Austin Seabury, Ph.D. Related Seminars and Products

Executive Director, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Ola Lāhui, Inc.

Keynote Speaker: Derald Wing Sue, Ph.D. Related Seminars and Products

Professor

Teachers College, Columbia University

Derald Wing Sue is Professor of Psychology and Education in the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. He was the co-founder of the National Multicultural Conference and Summit, co-founder and first President of the Asian American Psychological Association, past presidents of the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race, and the Society of Counseling Psychology.  Derald has served as Editor or Associate Editor of many professional journals, including the American Psychologist, Asian American Journal of Psychology, and the Personnel and Guidance Journal. Author of over 200 scholarly publications and 23 books, he is a pioneer in the field of multicultural psychology, microaggression theory, racial dialogues, multicultural counseling and therapy, and the psychology of racism/antiracism. As evidence of Dr. Sue's stature in the field, two studies of multicultural publications and scholars concluded, “Impressively, Derald Wing Sue is without doubt the most influential multicultural scholar in the United States today.”

Invited Speaker: Shiloh E. Jordan, PhD, ABPP Related Seminars and Products

Shiloh E. Jordan, Ph.D., ABPP is a licensed psychologist and Director of Training for Psychology at the VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) in Honolulu, HI. She has served on the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Board of Directors since 2023, currently serving as Treasurer. She has been a trainer and consultant in Cognitive Processing Therapy since 2012, providing outpatient clinical care services for those impacted by PTSD and trauma-exposure. She completed her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her professional interests include advancement of supervision practices and telesupervision, implementation of trauma-focused treatment, use of education and training to enhance rural health care and increase access to care, and upholding the role of psychologists in translating science to practice and policy. 

Invited Speaker: Debra Kaysen, Ph.D, ABPP Related Seminars and Products

Professor

Stanford University

Debra Kaysen, PhD, ABPP is a licensed clinical psychologist and a recognized expert in the field of trauma and PTSD treatment. Her research focuses on understanding the psychological impacts of trauma and developing effective interventions for individuals affected by traumatic experiences. In particular, her research program emphasizes the importance of culturally sensitive approaches to mental health care, and she is dedicated to enhancing outcomes for diverse populations and expanding access to care. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practices, her work integrates clinical research with community-based approaches to enhance mental health outcomes. Dr. Kaysen has conducted multiple clinical trials on the treatment of PTSD and related disorders, across a wide variety of interventions including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Written Exposure Therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Narrative Exposure Therapy, and Relapse Prevention. She has published over 200 journal articles. Dr. Kaysen is a past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and her clinical work has been featured on This American Life (https://www.thisamericanlife.org/682/ten-sessions).  She is passionate about training mental health professionals in effective therapeutic techniques to enhance client outcomes and promote healing. Dr. Kaysen currently serves as a faculty member at Stanford University, where she continues to advance the field of psychology through research, teaching, and clinical supervision.

Invited Speaker: James L. Spira, Ph.D., MPH, ABPP Related Seminars and Products

Pacific Behavioral Health

Dr. Spira is a psychologist with a background in research, teaching, and clinical practice. Besides general clinical experience, he has specializations in Health, Correctional and Forensic, Trauma, and Military/Veteran Psychology, and integrating experiential practices into psychotherapy, including meditation, hypnotherapy, and healthy lifestyle. Dr. Spira currently works with incarcerated persons with severe mental illness at CDCR’s California Medical Facility, has an active forensic practice, and is writing a book on the role of empathy in optimal functioning and dysfunction. He also teaches Taekwondo and Tai Chi in Oakland California.

Marvin W. Acklin, MA., Ph.D. ABPP Related Seminars and Products

clinical, assessment, and forensic psychologist

Marvin W Acklin PhD INC

Noah Au, B.A., CHW, MHT Related Seminars and Products

M.A. Counseling Psychology Graduate Student

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Noah Au is a 2nd year graduate student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Hawai?i at Hilo. Passionate about working with Native Hawaiians adults with substance use disorders, he brings a multicultural and community based perspective to counseling. Born on O’ahu and raised in Papakolea homestead, Noah has 3 years of experience working as a certified community health worker in Papakolea while pursuing his CSAC through his graduate program. His integrative therapy approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and elements of Gestalt Therapy that cultivates awareness, adaptation, and connection. He is dedicated to the Lahui and is committed to serving our NHPI community and beyond.

Maria Anastasiades, PsyD Related Seminars and Products

Health and Wellness Consultant

Adaptive Wellness Consulting LLC

Maria Anastasiades, PsyD a clinical health psychologist based in Jacksonville, FL, with specialty training in health behavior and management of acute and chronic health conditions. Maria works as a consultation-liaison psychologist in a medical hospital and has spent her professional life collaborating with a wide variety of healthcare professionals. She is passionate about supporting fellow mental health providers in their journey towards mental and physical well-being through positive behavior change. Maria is excited to share knowledge to “help the helpers” live fuller, more meaningful lives. Her personal wellness practices include yoga, caring for her plants, walking on the beach and playing with her dog.

Maurice Andrea, DMFT, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Assistant Professor

Chaminade University of Honolulu

Dr. Maurice “Dre” Andrea, DMFT, LMFT, is the founder of Unify Therapy in Ewa Beach, O‘ahu. A U.S. Navy veteran, he brings firsthand insight into the unique stressors faced by service members and their families. He earned his M.S. in Marriage and Family Counseling from Chaminade University in 2019 and completed the university’s Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy program in 2025. His dissertation, Interracial Relationships in Hawai‘i: The Lived Experiences of Couples with One African American Partner, highlights his commitment to culturally responsive, justice-oriented care.

Dr. Andrea’s clinical passion lies in couples therapy, where he helps partners reconnect, navigate intimacy challenges, and transform conflict. He blends Emotionally Focused Therapy, CBT, Accelerated Resolution Therapy, and sex therapy principles to address trauma, grief, anxiety, depression, intimacy concerns, and adjustment issues, especially among military and veteran populations. His systemic approach helps clients understand how family patterns and cultural identities shape their relationships.

With warmth, humility, and humor, Dr. Andrea supports adolescents, couples, and families through life’s challenges. He believes therapy should honor the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Beyond therapy, he mentors clinicians, hosts mental health podcasts, and explores Hawai‘i’s landscapes. He offers in-person and telehealth services statewide.

Vilmarie Báez, PsyD Related Seminars and Products

Chaminade University of Honolulu; Collaborative Health Promotion; Adaptive Wellness Consulting, LLC

Vilmarie Báez, PsyD is a bilingual, Puerto Rican-American, born and raised in south Florida. Vilmarie has a doctorate in clinical psychology with specialty training in health behavior. She is also an associate professor of psychology, a researcher, and a group fitness instructor. Prior to becoming a health and wellness consultant, Vilmarie spent much of her time working within large hospital systems, providing individuals with tools to manage chronic illnesses. During that time, Vilmarie became passionate about helping others achieve better mental and physical health. However, what struck her the most was the unmet need and support in helping fellow healthcare providers live healthier and more fulfilling lives. This led her to take a deeper dive into the extensive literature documenting high rates of burnout and personal and professional dissatisfaction among healthcare providers. As a result, she felt that her skills would be best utilized by assisting mental healthcare providers to live healthier and happier lives. Vilmarie believes that this will have an impact on individuals’ quality of life while also having a large ripple effect and positive impact on the entire healthcare system.

Katie Bennett, JD, MSW Related Seminars and Products

Owner/Founder

Family Mediation Hawaii

Katie Bennett is a family mediator, social worker, lawyer, educator, and child advocate with 20+ years of experience settling and litigating cases in the areas of divorce, paternity, guardianship, adoption, and child welfare. In 2019, Katie started Family Mediation Hawaii, a firm committed to supporting better outcomes for families by providing alternatives to litigation.

Janet Brito, PhD, LCSW, CST-S Related Seminars and Products

Hawaii Center for Sexual and Relationship Health

Janet Brito is an AASECT-certified sex therapist & supervisor who also has a license in clinical psychology and social work. Dr. Brito is the founder of the Hawaii Center for Sexual Relationship Health, a group practice that specializes in relationship sex therapy, out of control sexual behavior, and gender sexually diverse populations, as well as The Sexual Health School, an online training program for healthcare professionals seeking human sexuality training. Dr. Brito has been featured on many outlets, including The Oprah Magazine, The Huffington Post, Playboy, Healthline, Women’s Health Magazine,Thrive Global, and Bustle.

Stephanie McCullough Campbell, PhD, NCSP: Licensed Psychologist (HI) Related Seminars and Products

Crisis Liaison & Community Trainer

HI DOH Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division

Dr. Stephanie Campbell (she/her) is a half-Filipina/half-white, small-fat, able-bodied, cisgender daughter of an immigrant who grew up in a one-stoplight town in Arkansas. She’s a licensed psychologist in Hawai?i & Nationally Certified School Psychologist who serves as the Crisis Liaison & Community Trainer for the state’s Child & Adolescent Mental Health Division. Dr. Stephanie participates in systems-level interventions for mental health crisis response & develops free community trainings. She’s a co-founder/co-owner of Something Simple Counseling. Dr. Stephanie's?research is about minoritized identities, their influence on mental health, & practical ways to reduce implicit biases. She investigates how ?experiences?of trauma, race, & weight stigma?affect the wellbeing of youth in relation to the implications of culture, socioeconomic status, power/privilege, & societal expectations. Outside of work, Dr. Stephanie enjoys pickleball, podcasts, ocean paddling, gaming, & cooking without recipes.

Karen Chan, LCSW, ECMH-E® Related Seminars and Products

Social Worker

The Queen's Medical Center

Karen Chan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a Bachelor of science in Psychology and a Master of Social Work with a mental health concentration from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa. Originally from Hong Kong, she is fluent in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and integrates a culturally responsive approach into her clinical practice. Karen has extensive experience working with children and families involved in Child Welfare Services where she provided behavioral coaching for adolescents, conducted home study evaluations, completed crisis intervention, and in-home crisis therapy for families at risk of abuse or neglect. She currently serves as a care manager in a mental health integration collaborative care program, supporting patients through a team-based psychiatric consultation model. She also practices as a psychotherapist in a private practice setting. Her work is grounded in evidence-based care with a commitment to improving access to behavioral health services across diverse communities.

Fernanda Covert, M.S. Related Seminars and Products

4th year PsyD Student

HSPP at Chaminade

Fernanda Covert, M.S., is a doctoral candidate in Clinical Psychology at the Hawai‘i School of Professional Psychology at Chaminade University. She has experience providing psychological assessment and evidence-based therapy for children, families, and military populations, including training at Tripler Army Medical Center. Her dissertation explores the lived experiences of military families raising children with autism, aiming to inform culturally competent clinical care. Fluent in Portuguese and English, Fernanda is passionate about inclusive mental health services and actively volunteers with Special Olympics Hawai‘i and local mental health initiatives.

Sally Chung, PsyD, ABPP Related Seminars and Products

Clinical Psychologist

Oceanside Psychological Services, PLLC

Sally Chung, PsyD, ABPP is a board-certified clinical psychologist in private practice in Bellevue, WA. She specializes in Asian American mental health, cultural identity exploration, and emotionally-focused therapy. Dr. Chung works with adults and couples, and conducts psychological assessments. She enjoys incorporating music, poetry, and pop culture in her work. She's also presents on mental health stigma, bolstering and improving mental health, and Asian American experiences to community and national organizations.

Mari Kishimoto Doi, JD Related Seminars and Products

Mediator

Family Mediation Hawaii

Mari has been a mediator with Family Mediation Hawaii since 2022. Prior to mediating, Mari practiced exclusively in family law for 13 years. Mari is a member of the AFCC, the Permanent Committee on Family Court Rules, and the Family Law, Elder Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution sections of the HSBA. She serves as secretary of the Child Law Section and as a board member of the William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Association.

Mari volunteers with the Kapolei Access to Justice Room, Hawai'i State Bar Association, and Volunteer Legal Services of Hawai'i. Mari was a presenter at the 2022 Hawaii State Bar Convention, the Hawaii All Military Legal Assistance Conference, the Hawaii Behavioral Health and Wellness Conference, and at Richardson School of Law.

Bridget C. Duncan, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Owner and Lead Therapist

Duncan Therapy Services, LLC.

Bridget C. Duncan is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with experience in both clinical practice and supervision. Currently pursuing her Doctorate of Marriage and Family Therapy (DMFT) at Chaminade University, she integrates evidence-based approaches such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her work with individuals, couples, and families.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Bridget is passionate about professional development and mentorship, guiding Marriage and Family Therapy interns through case conceptualization, treatment planning, and the application of therapeutic interventions. She has presented at several conferences, including the Inaugural HIPERL Symposium in Hawaii and the 22nd Annual Hawaii IVAT Summit for Preventing, Assessing & Treating Trauma Across the Lifespan, in Honolulu.

Bridget is also the author of Stop Dyeing Red Flags Pink! Your Roadmap to Healthy, Balanced Relationships, her first book, which empowers readers to recognize and address warning signs in relationships for healthier connections. Her commitment to improving mental health is evident in her extensive volunteer work, clinical experience, and involvement in various professional organizations. She is particularly interested in how social media impacts mental well-being, a topic she explores in her forthcoming research, Revealing The Influence of Social Media Use On Symptoms of Anxiety And Depression In Adults Aged 30 And Older: Examining the Relationship Between Adult Attachment Style, Social Media Use, And Symptoms Of Anxiety And Depression

With a rich background in mental health and a deep understanding of interpersonal dynamics, Bridget Duncan continues to contribute to the field through her clinical work, presentations, and writings. She is currently in private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii.
 

Rachel Ebert, LCSW, PMH-C Related Seminars and Products

Therapist and Co-Founder

Nurture Mental Health

Rachel Ebert, LCSW, PMH-C, is a maternal mental health therapist and the co-founder of Nurture Mental Health, a practice dedicated to providing compassionate, online mental health care for individuals throughout their reproductive and parenting journey. With specialized training as a Perinatal Mental Health Certified (PMH-C) professional, Rachel’s work addresses a wide range of concerns including postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, and the emotional impacts of infertility, third-party reproduction, and pregnancy and infant loss. She is a member of the inaugural Postpartum Support International (PSI) Board in Hawai?i and is deeply committed to community education, providing trainings and advocacy to increase awareness and support for families. She is passionate about education and collaboration, aiming to empower individuals and families to navigate these sensitive life stages with support and resilience.

Shantel Fernandez Lopez, PhD Related Seminars and Products

Assistant Professor: Military Child Psychologist

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Center for Deployment Psychology

Shantel Fernandez Lopez, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences and Military Behavioral Health Child Psychologist at the Center for Deployment Psychology (CDP) in Bethesda, Maryland. In this role, she develops and is involved in the identification and enhancement of evidence-based treatment delivery to youth via telehealth and tele-education. Dr. Fernandez Lopez also provides evidence-based psychotherapy trainings for both child and adult treatments. Prior to joining CDP, Dr. Fernandez Lopez worked as a psychologist at Tripler Army Medical Center serving in various staff and leadership positions. She also engaged in direct clinical care in private practice, community clinics, schools, and taught university students. Dr. Fernandez Lopez specializes in conduct problems, sleep, and trauma in children. She is a credentialed trainer in Parent Child Interaction Therapy and a trainer/consultant for PracticeWise, LLC. Additionally, Dr. Fernandez Lopez is one of the developers of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Nightmares in Children.

Stephen Henry Fox, PhD, LSW Related Seminars and Products

Senior Lecturer

UH Maui College

Stephen Fox, PhD, began his academic path in music, studying composition and ethnomusicology, and playing classical Indonesian gamelan and Okinawan kotan. Curiosity about why people make music and how it affects them led him to the psychology department, where he completed an MA in Community and Cultural Psychology. On scholarship from the New Zealand government to study acculturation for his PhD, he developed models to evaluate well-being outcomes of participation in traditional ethnocultural arts. He returned to UH Manoa to pursue clinical credentials in social work and, in addition to lecturing in music, psychology, and conflict resolution, works in addiction treatment.

He has published two textbooks: Culture and Psychology (2020) and Facing Death Across Cultures (2025). Fox continues to collaborate and perform with musicians from numerous cultures. He has composed over 25 musical scores for film and dance and has collaborated on award winning projects in Hawaiian music.
 

Rose Evelyn Friedheim, PsyD Related Seminars and Products

Waimānalo Health Center; & Association for Infant Mental Health Hawai'i

Dr. Rose Evelyn Friedheim’s clinical and advocacy work demonstrates a sustained commitment to addressing the needs of underserved populations, particularly those facing geographic isolation, trauma, disability, and systemic inequity. Serving as Chair of the Hawai‘i Psychological Association Child and Adolescent Committee, and supporting the Rural Health and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging Committees, Dr. Rose Evelyn is passionate about collaborating across disciplines to strengthen systems of care. Her clinical practice in integrative healthcare settings has focused on serving Native Hawai?ian and rural communities through trauma-informed care, dyadic play therapy, and infant mental health consultation. As an Association for Infant Mental Health—Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) fellow and Hawai?i Maternal & Child Health-- Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) fellow, Dr. Friedheim provides culturally grounded, developmentally attuned care to ohanas of young keiki—many of whom face complex systemic barriers. Her clinical model centers relational healing, strengths-based empowerment, cultural humility, and wraparound care—approaches vital for historically excluded populations.

Dr. Rose Evelyn Friedheim has presented both locally and nationally—including APA Conventions, Pac Rim Conferences, and Hawai‘i Behavioral Health and Wellness Conventions—on dismantling ableism, fostering allyship, broadening the clinical frame to include contact with nature, and improving access to care. Her scholarship, mentorship, and public speaking galvanize both institutional and grassroots change, particularly for marginalized populations. She exemplifies a powerful model of leadership grounded in ethics, access, and healing justice. Though still early in her career, Dr. Friedheim is already transforming how we educate, support, and include psychologists across diverse intersectionality, including disability. Her trajectory signals a broader cultural shift in the field—one that centers inclusion, justice, and lived experience as essential to the future of psychological science and practice.
 

Stacy Fukuhara-Barclay, Esq. Related Seminars and Products

Director

Children's Law Center

Stacy Fukuhara-Barclay has been a family law attorney, specializing in child advocacy, in Hawaii for over 25 years. She is a partner Fukuhara & Blackstone - The Children’s Law Center. She is a Guardian Ad Litem, Fact Finder, Parenting Coordinator, Custody Consultant, and Child-Centered Mediator. She believes court-involved families have much better outcomes when legal and mental health professionals work collaboratively. Afterall, why would you take parenting advice from a lawyer when you could ask a family therapist instead?

Her mission in life is to help raise up a generation of well-adjusted, resilient, productive adults, with good coping skills.

Abby Go, PsyD Related Seminars and Products

Private Practice

Dr. Abigail Go, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist experienced trainer in empathy-building, cultural competency, and emotional regulation with diverse populations including children with ASD, first responders, and multi-stressed families. Current ABA supervisor and therapist with extensive background in behavioral interventions, trauma-informed care, and psychological evaluations. Skilled in developing interactive, neuroscience-informed training curricula to support resilience and engagement across professional and community audiences.

Blendine Hawkins, Ph.D., LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Associate Professor; Assistant Dean; Program Director

Chaminade University

Khristine Heflin, LCSW-C Related Seminars and Products

Lecturer; Military Behavioral Health Child Social Worker

Uniformed Services University; Center for Deployment Psychology, DoD Child Collaboration

Khristine Heflin is a Military Behavioral Health Child Social Worker with the Center for Deployment Psychology.  In this role, Ms. Heflin works on the Department of Defense Child Collaboration Study and is responsible for developing curriculum and facilitating evidence-based training aimed at building capacity for mental health providers who serve military connected children.  In addition to training, Ms. Heflin collaborates with the community and military systems that provide care and support to military children and families in an effort to identify practices for expanding telehealth services and resource sharing.  Ms. Heflin has over 15 years experience serving youth and adults in various settings including forensic, inpatient, emergency department and outpatient mental health settings.

Dr. Archana Joshi Related Seminars and Products

Graduate Assistant

Family and Consumer Sciences, UH Manoa

Dr. Archana Joshi is a Graduate Research Assistant pursuing her Master’s in Educational Foundations at UH Manoa. A facilitator and researcher, she taught young learners for 16 years at a constructionist school in Thailand—Darunsikkhalai School for Innovative Learning—and conducted cultural and soft skills trainings for corporates in India for 7 years. Passionate about education, Archana believes in building deep connections with learners, working shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, and supporting them at the very moment they seem to have missed a note. One of her most meaningful classroom projects, We Are One, introduced first graders to the idea that everything in the universe is interconnected—a theme that continues to shape her personal and professional journey.

Emily Kahumoku-Fessler, Ph.D., LMFT Related Seminars and Products

DMFT Associate Program Director

Chaminade University

Dr. Emily Kahumoku-Fessler is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Hawaiʻi and Texas and serves as Associate Director of the Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy (DMFT) program at Chaminade University of Honolulu. She holds a Ph.D. in Human Development and brings a deep background in systems thinking, culturally responsive care, and trauma-informed practice. An established clinician, Dr. Kahumoku-Fessler specializes in working with high-conflict couples and providing sex therapy. Her most recent interests include adapting therapeutic trauma treatments for use with elite athletes and exploring the intersections of mental health and performance enhancement.

Alexander Malik Khaddouma, PhD, ABPP Related Seminars and Products

University of Hawai’i at Manoa

Alexander Khaddouma is a licensed clinical psychologist and a board-certified specialist in couple and family psychology. He received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee and board-certification in Couple and Family Psychology from the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is currently a faculty psychologist at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa Counseling and Student Development Center in Honolulu, Hawai'i, where he serves as the Coordinator for Clinical Services. He currently serves on the American Board of Couple and Family Psychology, American Academy of Couple and Family Psychology, and on the Board of Trustees of the American Board of Professional Psychology. He is the current president-elect of the American Board of Couple and Family Psychology.

Kimberly Lessard, PsyD, NCSP Related Seminars and Products

Clinical Psychologist

HI Department of Education - Canoe Complex

Alex I. Lichton, Ph.D. Related Seminars and Products

Dr. Alex Lichton has been the Legislative Chair for the Hawaii Psychological Association (HPA) since 2021. In 2022 he became HPA's Political Action Committee Chair. He has served on HPA's Legislative Committee for 11 years, on the Board of Directors for three years (1999-2001) and on the Convention Committee for three years. Since 2008 he has worked as a forensic psychologist, conducting examinations of fitness to proceed, penal responsibility and dangerousness for state criminal courts throughout Hawaii. Between 2004 and 2008 he was Forensic Coordinator at Hawaii State Hospital, where he was a union steward with the Hawaii Government Employees Association. Dr. Lichton received a Ph.D. from the University of Akron in 1995 and is certified as a forensic examiner and substance abuse counselor by the Hawaii Department of Health. He has published articles on ethnic differences in the prediction of violence risk assessment, the effects of tape recording on personality assessment and analysis of religious variables in major adolescent journals.

Diane Logan, PhD, ABPP, CSAC, ICSAC Related Seminars and Products

Clinical Psychologist; Assistant Professor; Executive Director

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo; Hawaiʻi Behavioral Health Connection

Dr. Diane Logan is a Board Certified Addiction Psychologist providing care to underserved patients throughout Hawai?i. She presents trainings on substance-related issues, engages in advocacy, and provides technical services across the Pacific via the Opioid Response Network. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Washington and completed postdoctoral training at Brown University’s Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies. From 2015–2020, she provided integrated behavioral health and substance use services at a Hawai?i Island community health center before entering private practice. In 2025, she joined the University of Hawai?i at Hilo as an Assistant Professor. Dr. Logan has published widely, secured NIH and HRSA funding, and delivered national trainings. A Past-President of the Hawai?i Psychological Association, she is active in leadership with the Hawai?i Behavioral Health Connection, with passions in de-stigmatizing addiction, expanding access, and empowering communities.

Alessandra Luchesi-Rife, APRN-Rx Related Seminars and Products

Senior Pain Management Specialist

Ho'okuola Hale, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Kumu Makani Tabura Related Seminars and Products

Director, Cultural Education and Services

Malama Recovery Services, Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center

Makani is a traditional & cultural practitioner in Health, wellness and healing. Makani is one of the first Culturally-based Practitioners in Health, wellness and healing to work within western clinics and alongside western providers, creating, implementing and integrating cultural and traditional approaches to pain management and SUDS. He truly believes these are the types of relationships that need to exist in the contemporary Health and medical fields.

He comes from the Island of Lana’i, the ahupua’a of Ka’a and the kuleana of Pakali. He is currently the Director of Cultural Practices at 3 PIKO, llc. Also Alaka’i (Director) of Cultural Education and Practices at 3 Western Medical clinics; Malama Recovery Services, Ho’okuola, pain management clinic and Malama Ku ola, Mental Health clinic at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. And also a Cultural Consultant for Imua Health Group.

He is a Cultural educator and Kumu Lapa’au and has studied Traditional Health, Wellness & Healing practices from a very young age, learning from his Grandmother who was a Nurse and Practitioner. He recently turned his kuleana and his passion into his career; after working with and becoming Kako’o to Aunty and Kahu, Helen Kanawaliwali O’Conner of Molokai and other Kupuna Healers at the Traditional Hawaiian Healing Center.

As a cultural Educator Makani says, “I don’t teach culture, I use culture to teach.”
 

Yvonne Manupuna, MA-MFT, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Family Therapist

Ohana Wellness Maui, Group Practice Ownder; Hamakua Kohala Health Clinic

Yvonne Manupuna is a passionate and culturally grounded Marriage and Family Therapist who brings a strong systemic lens to her clinical and academic work. Holding a Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, she has built a rich career spanning nonprofit service, private practice, and community mental health. She is the founder and group practice owner of ʻOhana Wellness Maui, serves as a Family Therapist at the Hamakua-Kohala Health Clinic, and teaches as an Adjunct Professor at Chaminade University.

Yvonne is committed to culturally attuned care, with a special focus on couples and family therapy. Currently in the dissertation phase of her doctoral program, she expects to complete her degree by the end of 2025. Her work is driven by a desire to close the relational gaps affecting many communities and to elevate the role of mental health and relationships in collective well-being.

This summer, she begins her formal teaching role in graduate education and looks forward to shaping and mentoring the next generation of family therapists. Through both practice and scholarship, Yvonne aims to contribute meaningfully to the field of family therapy, particularly in advancing research on culturally responsive approaches.

Dawn Martin, LMHC, CSAC Related Seminars and Products

Clinical Director & Therapist

Hawai'i Institute of Integrated Behavioral Health

Dawn Martin brings over two decades of experience in behavioral health, specializing in addiction recovery, trauma-informed care, and integrative healing. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC), and Internationally Certified Clinical Supervisor (ICCS) who has dedicated her career to empowering individuals and families through evidence-based and holistic approaches to healing.

Dawn is the founder of the Hawaii Institute of Integrated Behavioral Health, a Hawai‘i-based integrative wellness & training center offering psychotherapy, psychedelic-assisted therapy, and holistic healing modalities. She also serves as a Clinical Supervisor, where she mentors graduate-level therapists on holistic & integrative modalities.

Her expertise extends to community outreach, clinical supervision, and legislative advocacy. Dawn has spent the last five years researching generational trauma in Hawai‘i, exploring the intersection of culture, resilience, and recovery. As a passionate educator and advocate, she is deeply committed to public psychoeducation around plant medicines and the therapeutic potential of psychedelics.
Her work continues to bridge clinical excellence with compassionate, culturally grounded care in service of community healing.

Arika Mibu-Briou, MA-CP, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Owner/Founder Chaminade adjunct

Mauli Ola Care

Arika is one of the few Japanese-English bilingual Marriage and Family Therapists in Hawaii. Since 2008, she has led Mauli Ola Care, a private practice supporting individuals and families with compassion and cultural sensitivity. Prior to founding Mauli Ola Care, Arika worked in the nonprofit sector in California and Hawai‘i, focusing on child abuse prevention and foster care for youth and families affected by trauma. More recently, she has supported multicultural immigrant couples and families navigating cultural differences to build harmonious relationships. In addition to clinical work, Arika supervises post-graduate therapists pursuing licensure and teaches as an adjunct professor in the MS MFT program at Chaminade University as she is passionate about mentoring the next generation of culturally responsive therapists.

Committed to community engagement, Arika founded the Mama Bear Club in 2011 to foster peer connection and emotional wellness among Japanese-speaking mothers and launched Project Cuddle & Read in 2016, with the help of caring individuals in the community, providing books and blankets to hospitalized children across O‘ahu during the holidays. To further her education and deepen her connection to community wellness, Arika is currently engaged in Ho‘oku‘u Ka Hewa Ho‘oponopono training under the guidance of Kumu Lahela Kruz on Hawai‘i Island. This profound journey into indigenous healing practices has been both humbling and transformative, strengthening her commitment to practicing with cultural integrity, respect, and a deeper understanding of the communities she serves. Grounded by her family and community, she feels driven to give back and advance preventive care and advocacy as she completes her doctoral studies.

Colin Moore, MS, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Hawaii Therapeutic Partners, LLC

Colin Moore, MS, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Hawai‘i and co-owner of Hawaii Therapeutic Partners, LLC. He earned his Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Chaminade University of Honolulu. Colin is trained in Discernment Counseling through the Doherty Relationship Institute and has spent the past four years helping couples navigate relationship decision-making using the Discernment Counseling model. In addition to his clinical work, Colin serves as an adjunct professor in the Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy program at Chaminade University of Honolulu. He also currently holds the role of President for the Hawaiian Islands Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (HIAMFT), where he advocates for the advancement of the profession across the state.

Alexis Muller, MCST Related Seminars and Products

Public Health Educator

Hawai‘i State Department of Health Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation

Alexis Muller is a passionate public health educator specializing in medical cannabis science and therapeutics. She is a leading voice in cannabis education, with over two decades of experience immersed in Hawai‘i’s cannabis community. Alexis currently leads public health initiatives at the Hawai‘i State Department of Health’s Office of Medical Cannabis Control and Regulation. Her work includes developing and delivering science-based education to medical providers, patients, and the general public with a focus on safe access, harm reduction, and informed decision-making.

Holding a Master of Science in Medical Cannabis Science and Therapeutics from the University of Maryland—the first graduate program of its kind in the U.S.—Alexis bridges the gap between cannabis science, patient empowerment, and public health. She has presented at national conferences, including the Hawai‘i Cannabis Expo, and has led statewide education campaigns, professional development for healthcare providers, and community engagement efforts to destigmatize cannabis use.

In all her work, Alexis centers compassion, science, and accessibility—creating trusted educational spaces for dialogue about the intersection of cannabis and mental health.

Kelly Myers Sugahara, LCSW, PhD Candidate Related Seminars and Products

Private Practice Psychotherapist

Crow Songs & Wildflowers

Eden Nasher, MA Related Seminars and Products

ESL Instructor

Education First, AAMFT Member

Eden Nasher (he/they) is a graduate student at Chaminade University of Honolulu. He is deeply passionate about serving queer youth and emerging adults from Black, Indigenous, Pacific Islander, Hawaiian, and other communities of color. With over 10 years of experience in education, Eden's expertise stems largely from his work managing college-bound programs at the University of California, Berkeley, where his efforts focused on accessibility, representation, and DEI initiatives. Eden has lived and worked with diverse youth groups in South-West Asia, North Africa, Southern California, and the Bay Area. He holds a BA in anthropology and a minor in psychology from the American University in Cairo and is an alumnus of the Fulbright Program, where he researched the experiences of college students navigating liminal or in-between spaces. Through his doctoral studies, he hopes to explore the therapeutic potential of decolonial and altered states of consciousness as sites of meaning-making and transformation, particularly for those dwelling at the margins of dominant narratives.

Emily Nishimura, B.A. Related Seminars and Products

Doctoral Student

Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Department of Psychology, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Ms. Emily Nishimura (she/her) is a graduate student in the University of Hawai?i at Manoa’s (UHM) Department of Psychology’s Clinical Science Program. She is dedicated to her work as a practicum student at the Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy and at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, HPA Student Representative, HPA Child and Adolescent Committee Co-Chair, and UHM’s Psychology Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee secretary, and her growing body of research regarding the continuity of youth evidence-based care in Hawai?i’s mental health systems of care. Raised on O?ahu, she is passionate about supporting the mental health needs of her community and providing equitable, accessible care to the people of Hawai?i.

Melissa Pavlicek Related Seminars and Products

Melissa Pavlicek is the co-founder and president of Hawaii Public Policy Advocates, LLC, a government affairs consulting firm founded in 2005. She is a graduate of the Wm. S. Richardson School of Law and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Hawai'i. She has served as a staff member of the state legislature and Honolulu City Council. She serves as the lead lobbyist for the Hawaii Mental Health Telehealth Coalition.

Travis Purdy Related Seminars and Products

Founder | Chief Executive Officer

IMUA Health Group

Joanne Qinaʻau, PhD, MA, E-YT750 Related Seminars and Products

Founder & Director

Pilina Center for Wellbeing

Jo was born and raised in on O?ahu, nourished by the waters of ‘Ewa Beach and the mountains of Wa?ahila. Jo uses research, clinical practice, and ?ike kupuna to illuminate paths of mauli ola leading to collective liberation/ea. They are an NIH-funded T32 research fellow at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health where they are developing 1) a mindfulness program to reduce bias and support equity; and 2) an intervention based on the multi-eyed seeing approach, integrating Kanaka ?Oiwi conceptualizations of mauli ola with Eastern and Western approaches to healing and empowerment. Engaging in research as ritual, they dedicated their recent dissertation in clinical psychology at UHM to kupuna, focusing on transformative approaches to decolonial and indigenized wellbeing measurement (Kukui Malamalama) and theory for Kanaka ?Oiwi with behavioral health challenges (Ke Ao Noweo 'Ula, KANU). Jo has published on wellbeing, settler colonial stress, traumatic stress, emotion regulation, dissociation, cultural adaptations to ACT, and bias in the DSM. They are an integrative clinical psychologist (licensure pending) with specialized training in the treatment of trauma and serious mental illness (Harvard Medical School). Jo currently provides holistic therapeutic services to folx affected by the Maui fires with the multi-eyed seeing group, Hui Ho?omalu. Prior to pursuing their PhD at UH Manoa and MA in Psychology in Education (clinical psychology) at Teachers College, Columbia University, Jo was co-owner of a cooperative community health center in Brooklyn (Third Root) and worked in education research, evaluation, and training with a focus on culturally sustaining approaches for Kanaka ?Oiwi upon return home to Hawai'i. Through the Pilina Center for Wellbeing, Jo applies 18 years of mind-body-spirit intervention facilitation to wellbeing programming for communities and orgs.

Roxanne Ramirez, Psy.D. Related Seminars and Products

VA Pacific Islands Health Care System

Dr. Roxanne Ramirez (she/her/ella) is an Inpatient Psychologist at VA Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS). She serves on the Hawai’i Psychological Association’s Diversity Committee as Co-Chair, HPA Clinical Division Representative, APA Division 31 Diversity Committee Chair, and secretary for the APA Task Force on Serious Mental Illness and Severe Emotional Disturbance. As an Early Career Psychologist, Dr. Ramirez strives to spotlight research and clinical best care practices for Latinx, LGBTQIA+, and female patients living with SMI.

Caleb Rivera, MA Related Seminars and Products

PhD student

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, JABSOM - Department of Native Hawaiian Health, OHA

Caleb Rivera is a Maui Native and PhD student in Community Psychology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His work centers on culture-as-health and strengthening pilina within communities, with particular attention to Kānaka ʻŌiwi experiences. As an ʻŌiwi story weaver, Caleb works with communities across Hawaiʻi to capture moʻolelo, exploring how ʻāina serves as a mechanism for health, healing, learning, and overall well-being. Grounded in diverse knowledge systems and understandings of the more-than-living-world, his community-engaged research focuses on prevention and intervention approaches, examining individuals within their broader ecological and cultural contexts.

Renee Rivera, MSW Related Seminars and Products

Founder & Program Director

Renee Rivera,MSW was born and raised on Kaua‘i and is a proud Kanaka Maoli survivor of homelessness, sexual assault, domestic violence, addiction, and trafficking. Her lived experience fuels a deep passion for advocacy, healing, and creating safe spaces for others navigating their own journeys.
In 2022, she co-founded a nonprofit organization titled He Ho`omaka Hou Ana O` Puna dedicated to supporting women in her community. At age 37, Renee earned her GED through the Pane‘e Mua Project and went on to complete an AA in Liberal Arts and a Certificate in Human Services from Hawai‘i Community College. She later received her BA in Sociology from the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo and an MSW from the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa.

Today, Renee serves as a faculty instructor in Human Services at Hawai‘i Community College, where she teaches courses in Human Services, Sociology, Psychology, and Interdisciplinary Studies. She also contributes her leadership and lived expertise as a board member for several organizations, including HOPE Services Hawai‘i, the Hawai‘i Island Service Area Board on Mental Health & Substance Abuse, and the United Way Emergency Food and Shelter Program.

Deeply rooted in her Native Hawaiian culture, Renee walks with the guidance of her kupuna and honors her greatest accomplishment—her family—who continue to carry forward her values of humility, resilience, and aloha.

Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, Ph.D. Related Seminars and Products

Professor & Associate Cancer Center Director

Workforce Engagement and Well-Being; Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, Ph.D., M.S. is a Board Member of the Hawaii Psychological Association, where she is also the elected Diversity Representative and Chair of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging Committee. Dr. Sanchez-Johnsen is also Board Member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and is the Founder and Owner of a clinical psychology and consulting practice called Multicultural Health and Wellness, PLLC. In addition, she is a Clinical Professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Psychiatry. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in Hawaii, Illinois, and Wisconsin and she specializes in behavioral medicine, obesity, and culture-based physical and behavioral health interventions for diverse groups. 

Dr. Sanchez-Johnsen is a Professor in the Institute for Health and Humanity, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, and Departments of Surgery and Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She is also the Associate Cancer Center Director for Workforce Engagement and Well-Being in the Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center and an MCW Cancer Center Research Scholar Endowed Chair. Dr. Sanchez-Johnsen is the Director of the LANI Research Program (Latino, Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander) and the Multicultural Health, Obesity, and Cancer Health Equity Research Scholars Program.

Jessica Sasabe, B.A. Related Seminars and Products

M.A. Counseling Psychology Graduate Student

University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

Jessica Sasabe is a 2nd year graduate student in Counseling Psychology at the University of Hawai?i at Hilo, she completed her Bachelors of Psychology at The University of Hawai?i at Manoa in 2022. After graduating with her undergraduate degree, she went on to be a substance abuse counselor on the Windward side of the island for 1.5 years before returning back to school to further pursue her counseling passion as well as a CSAC. She is passionate about working with clients in individual therapy and aims to support adults navigating mental health issues, relationship stress, and substance use. As an adoptee from China, Jessica brings a culturally mindful and compassionate lens to her clinical work. Her therapeutic approach integrates Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and person-centered principles to foster healing, insight, and growth.

Dr. Dayna Schultz, Psy.D., LCSW,CSAC Related Seminars and Products

Cultural & Clinical Consultant

Dr. Dayna Schultz is a dynamic and deeply committed behavioral health professional with over 20 years of experience addressing trauma, gender-based violence, substance use, and mental health in diverse communities. Holding a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, and licensure in Clinical Social Work and Substance Abuse Counseling, she has spent her career at the intersection of clinical care, cultural healing, and social justice.

As a survivor of domestic violence and sexual assault, Dr. Schultz brings an unparalleled depth of compassion and authenticity to her work. Her lived experience fuels her mission to empower others through trauma-informed services, clinical education, and community-driven healing practices. She currently serves as the Clinical Supervisor for the WorkLife Hawaiʻi Program at Child & Family Services, where she oversees statewide Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counseling services for over 100 contracted clients across Hawaiʻi.

Dr. Schultz is also the founder of I am Healing, Enlightened, Empowered, and Resilient (I am He²R), a nonprofit organization offering holistic, trauma-informed services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Through a unique and personalized healing framework, she supports survivors in releasing shame, embracing forgiveness, and reclaiming their narratives—centering identity, acknowledgment, validation, and transformation. Her approach weaves together evidence-based care and Native Hawaiian values to create culturally rooted pathways to healing.

Throughout her career, Dr. Schultz has held key roles in crisis intervention, disaster response, LGBTQ+ mental health, and program development. She has served as Executive Director of the first federally funded Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence, clinical advisor to numerous state-level initiatives, and lead trainer for substance use and mental health professionals across the islands. She is a trusted voice in promoting trauma-informed care that is not only clinically sound but also grounded in cultural humility and lived truth.

Known for her passion, leadership, and vision, Dr. Schultz continues to influence systems of care through education, advocacy, and direct service. Whether she’s training providers, supervising clinicians, or walking alongside survivors, her work embodies healing, resilience, and a commitment to justice.
 

Jessica Summersgill, JD Related Seminars and Products

Mediator

Family Mediation Hawaii

Jessica Summersgill is a trained mediator, family law attorney, parenting coordinator, and advocate for children who values collaborative work to support families. She is admitted to the Hawaii, New York, and New Jersey State Bar Associations and is a member of several law sections including Family Law and Child Law. After clerking for the Honorable Cathy L. Wasserman (Ret.) and practicing family law litigation, she spent five years advocating for children as a Guardian ad Litem and Best Interest Fact Finder in contested custody cases. Jessica continually updates her training through the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts and volunteers as a mediator with The Mediation Center of the Pacific. She is committed to empowering families to act in their children’s best interests.

Jeffrey D. Stern, PhD Related Seminars and Products

Associate Professor

HSPP at Chaminade University of Honolulu

Dr. Stern was raised in Honolulu, Hawai?i.  He attended Punahou School, Brandeis University, and later, University of Hawai?i, where he obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 2003.  Dr. Stern has been licensed in Hawai?i  since 2004 (PSY-858) and has been conducting evaluations of children and adolescents in Hawai?i (first, as a DOE psychological examiner for deaf and blind children) for more than 30 years. His specialization is children with disabilities. He is currently as an associate professor in the Doctor of Psychology program at Hawai?i School of Professional Psychology at Chaminade University of Honolulu, where he mentors doctoral students and teaches neuropsychological assessment, quantitative inquiry, and consultation and community mental health. He is also the clinical director of the Hawai?i MCH-LEND program through University of Hawai?i’s John A. Burns School of Medicine. Dr. Stern is available for pediatric neuropsychological and psychoeducational evaluations as well as more targeted ASD and ADHD evaluations. He is currently engaged in research examining the access to care needs of families with children with autism in Hawai?i.

Anuhea St. Laurent, MSCP, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Owner, Licensed Therapist

Kanaka to Kanaka

Anuhea is a Native Hawaiian therapist and founder of Kanaka to Kanaka, a company dedicated to empowering Native Hawaiian wellbeing through accessible, culturally rooted, trauma-informed care. Kanaka to Kanaka provides this through psychotherapy services via private practice, as well as online group coaching, and curriculum development/guest speaking focused on professional development, cultural competency, and leadership. Anuhea integrates modern psychology with ?ike Hawai?i to support Kanaka Maoli in healing from trauma, anxiety, and depression caused by continued colonization, capitalism, and systemic oppression. She helps folks reclaim their mana, strengthen their na?au, and live in deeper alignment with ancestral values, practices, and community to access the sense of safety necessary to improve mauli ola. Her work is focused on restoring balance across individual, as well as collective and systemic levels.

Naomi Tachera, EdD, BCBA, LBA Related Seminars and Products

Instructor

University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Naomi Tachera was born and raised in Waimea, Hawai?i, and proud to be part of the first graduating class of Kanu o ka ?Aina, NCPCS. She is a licensed Special Education Teacher and a licensed and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), holding a master’s degree in Exceptional Student Education and Applied Behavior Analysis, as well as a Doctorate in Education with a focus on Indigenous and Educational Leadership.

Naomi served in Hawai?i’s educational community for more than 23 years, working across early childhood education through higher education. Currently, working in the Hawai'i Department of Education as a District Office Teacher (DOT) with the Intensive Program Support Section (IPSS). She also continues to teach online/evening courses at the University of Hawai?i at Manoa’s Special Education program, where she prepares future SPED teachers and trainees in behavior analysis to support students with extensive support needs. Her approach is rooted in culturally sustaining pedagogy while ensuring that practices remain research-driven and effective for all students.

Jacqueline Tellei Related Seminars and Products

Director of PATH Clinic & Youth Outreach, programs

Waikiki Health

Jacqueliine Tellei, Director of PATH Clinic and Youth Outreach , Waikiki Health

Gino Titus-Luciano Related Seminars and Products

Gino Titus-Luciano is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Hawai‘i and Nevada, Nationally Certified Counselor, and Chief Executive Officer of Kokua Mental Health & Wellness Group. He currently serves as President of the Hawai‘i Counselors Association and is an affiliate faculty member with Northwestern University. Gino has extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, clinical supervision, and evidence-based youth mental health programming, and he is passionate about advancing culturally grounded, trauma-informed care.

Richard Todd Rentz, MA-MFT, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

RTRSTAR, LLC, Therapy for Individuals

Richard Todd Rentz is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, and families through transformative healing and growth. With a strong foundation in evidence-based therapies and a deeply relational approach, Rentz helps clients navigate life’s challenges—from grief and trauma to relationship conflict and identity exploration.

He integrates emotionally-focusedl, narrative, and solution-focused modalities with an emphasis on cultural responsiveness, authenticity, and emotional safety. Known for his warm, attuned presence and creative engagement style, Rentz fosters a therapeutic space where clients can reclaim agency, deepen self-understanding, and build meaningful connections. Rentz brings a wealth of clinical experience to his work, including supervision and mentorship of emerging therapists. He is passionate about collaborative practice, lifelong learning, and the role of spirituality and understanding experiences in the context of mental health.

Jina Uyeda, PsyD, LMFT, CSAC Related Seminars and Products

Private Practice

Dr. Jina Uyeda, PsyD, LMFT, CSAC, is a licensed marriage and family therapist and certified substance abuse counselor with over a decade of clinical and supervisory experience. She specializes in trauma recovery, addiction treatment, and relational health across diverse populations. Drawing on expertise in mindfulness, EMDR, and systems-based interventions, Dr. Uyeda integrates evidence-based and culturally grounded practices to foster resilience and growth. As a trainer and facilitator, she develops engaging, neuroscience-informed curricula that promote healing, connection, and sustainable well-being for individuals, couples, families, and professional communities.

Natalia Villegas, LMFT Related Seminars and Products

Program Director

Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi, The Counseling Center

Natalia Villegas was born on Oʻahu and raised within the moku of Koʻolaupoko, where she still resides today. She currently serves as a Program Director at Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi. In this role, she helps guide The Counseling Centerʻs trauma-informed, culturally-responsive work across Oʻahu and Maui, supporting therapists and interns through clinical supervision and program development.

Her path has been shaped by a deep belief in the power of storytelling, connection, and ʻike kupuna. She is passionate about increasing access to mental health services, particularly for Native Hawaiian communities. Her clinical work focuses on trauma, attachment, and generational healing.

Much of her growth has been guided by the mentorship she received throughout her time at Catholic Charities Hawaiʻi, particularly within the Kupuna to Kamaliʻi program. The program’s decolonial, community-centered approach to healing has helped shape her understanding of mental health outside of Western frameworks - centering culture, relationships, and collective care.

She also dances hula for Hālau Mōhala ‘Ilima, is a community organizer, serves as a board member for HIAMFT, and is in the process of becoming an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. In her downtime, she enjoys thrifting, spending time at the beach, and going for walks around her neighborhood.

Erin Walters, MS, BCBA, LBA Related Seminars and Products

Behavior Services Manager

BAYADA

Erin is a Board Certified and Hawai‘i Licensed Behavior Analyst with over a decade of experience in the field of behavior analysis. She is currently pursuing her doctoral degree, with her dissertation focused on implementing trauma-informed, culturally responsive behavior analytic interventions in Hawai'i classrooms. Erin has extensive experience delivering services across home, school, and community settings, supporting individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and diagnoses in reducing challenging behaviors and building functional skills. She currently serves as the Clinical Lead/Behavior Services Manager for BAYADA Big Island Behavioral Health, where she oversees a team of Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs) providing school-based applied behavior analysis services.

Katherine Winters, AMFT, APCC Related Seminars and Products

Crisis Clinician

Bonita House Berkeley Specialized Care Unit

Katherine Winters, AMFT, APCC, is a third-year doctoral student in the Doctor of Marriage and Family Therapy (DMFT) program at Chaminade University. She holds a Master’s in Counseling and is currently completing her dissertation on how clinicians foster trust in the therapeutic alliance with clients diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. Katherine’s work is rooted in relational healing, systemic thinking, and deep respect for clients navigating attachment wounds and complex trauma.

Her journey into the MFT field was shaped by her own lived experiences and a deep desire to support others in moments of emotional crisis. Katherine currently works on the Community Assessment Transport Team, an alternative to police response for mental health calls, where she provides in-the-moment support to individuals who are suicidal, homicidal, or gravely disabled and in crisis.

She recently completed a year of supervising associate therapists and has submitted her application for licensure, with the goal of becoming fully licensed by the end of the year. Katherine plans to launch her own private practice, where she hopes to continue serving clients in emotional overwhelm. Looking ahead, she aspires to develop a relationally rooted therapeutic model grounded in trust, safety, and human connection.

Niki Wright, PsyD, CSAC, CSAPA, ICADC Related Seminars and Products

Chief Operating Officer

IMUA Health Group