About Kori
Kori Kuaana is a licensed mental health counselor in Hawaii with 20 years of professional experience. She helps people who are coping with trauma, abuse, grief, and major life changes. Kori also supports those trying to rebuild self-esteem, find direction in their careers, or manage mood and panic symptoms.
Her approach is straightforward and respectful. She listens first and tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings to feel steadier and more in control.
Background and approach
Kori has worked across a range of concerns related to aging, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and attachment challenges. She also addresses issues such as guilt, shame, impulsivity, isolation, and questions about life purpose. This wide experience helps her respond to complex situations with calm and patience.
People who connect with her tend to want clear goals and useful tools. Kori balances empathy with direct problem solving so clients leave with something they can try right away. She encourages small, manageable changes that add up over time.
Therapy with Kori begins with a short conversation to identify immediate needs and priorities. From there she and the client create a plan that fits their schedule and goals. Her style is warm, pragmatic, and focused on helping people move forward.
Practical approaches and online care
Many therapists draw on evidence-based techniques that focus on clear steps and skills practice. One common approach helps people process difficult memories and reduce their impact through structured conversation and coping strategies. This can be useful for trauma, abuse, or persistent painful memories.Another approach emphasizes building daily skills to manage mood, panic, and stress. It teaches breathing and grounding techniques, short behavioral changes, and ways to shift unhelpful thinking. These tools are aimed at reducing distress between sessions and increasing a sense of control.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Plans can be adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant to what the client most needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people meet face-to-face without travel, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports quick check-ins, and text messaging helps when a shorter touchpoint fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit sessions into work, caregiving, or other routines while keeping therapy consistent.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Hawaii
- Languages
- English