Kerith Edwards , LMHC

Kerith Edwards is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Hawaii with 10 years of professional counseling experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem concerns, and depression. Her work also addresses related issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, commitment and communication problems, control struggles, dissociation, separation and divorce, family of origin dynamics, fatherhood challenges, guilt and shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose and identity.

Kerith emphasizes an evidence-based approach to care, drawing on proven therapeutic techniques to help clients build coping skills, reframe unhelpful patterns, and process painful experiences. She values the therapeutic relationship as a key force for change and approaches each person with an aim to foster growth, resilience, and clearer direction. Though she offers a range of clinical focus areas, Kerith tailors her work to the individual needs and goals of each person she supports, aiming to create practical strategies that fit daily life and relationships.

Evidence-based approaches and online care

Kerith Edwards uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on building practical coping skills and changing patterns that contribute to stress and anxiety. These skills-based strategies help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and develop healthier responses, making daily challenges more manageable.

She also applies trauma-informed approaches that prioritize understanding how past painful experiences shape current reactions and relationships. These methods support paced processing of difficult memories and the development of grounding and stabilization skills to reduce emotional overwhelm.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative - Kerith works with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and then tailors the plan accordingly. Together they experiment with techniques and adjust the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for Kerith's practice because it allows sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. This flexibility helps people fit therapy into busy schedules, access care from different locations, and maintain continuity of support during life transitions, while still working with licensed professionals to pursue meaningful change.