Raelle Claire Kaia

In my work as a counselor, I assist clients in healing and growth by fostering openness and self-empowerment. I help my clients understand their experiences by taking their past into account, as well as their current environment. Childhood relationships with primary caregivers, past trauma, existential or spiritual concerns, current environmental stressors, and unmet needs are integral to mental health challenges in all of us. By achieving insight and affirmation about our place in the world and relationship to it, we can reclaim vitality and a sense of purpose in living, using that as a guiding light in the life journey to come. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a framework in my practice, supplemented by narrative, transpersonal, psychodynamic, and compassionate communication approaches. These methods encourage us to achieve distance and flexibility in relation to thoughts, beliefs, and emotions that accompany mental health symptoms and stuck behavior patterns. In our initial visit, I will provide a safe practice space, free from negative judgment, demonstrating the respect and care I hold for all people, and all of my clients. Clear and open communication is valued here. It’s okay to ask for what you want. My basic goal is to help you achieve the life that’s waiting for you.