- Person-centered
- Values-based work
- Trauma-aware
About Hana
Hana Yin is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of clinical experience in Hawaii. She offers a warm, affirming space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, and LGBTQ experiences. Sessions focus on practical steps and real-life coping rather than jargon or long lectures.
Hana combines person-centered listening with approaches that help people notice patterns in thought and behavior. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients clarify values and change unhelpful thinking. She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to understand how close relationships shape reactions and long-standing patterns.
Her work includes helping people manage ADHD, addiction-related struggles, sleep and anger problems, and the strain of career or life transitions. She also supports concerns around intimacy, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Longer-standing or complex situations such as trauma and abuse are also addressed with care and pacing that fits each person.
Hana speaks English and Mandarin and works with people from diverse backgrounds, including those negotiating Service and civilian life transitions. She holds the LMFT credential and brings practical coaching skills alongside therapy to help clients try new behaviors between sessions.
To begin, she asks people to clarify what matters most to them and then builds short, achievable goals. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, focused on small changes that add up over time.
Hana combines person-centered listening with approaches that help people notice patterns in thought and behavior. She uses tools from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients clarify values and change unhelpful thinking. She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to understand how close relationships shape reactions and long-standing patterns.
Her work includes helping people manage ADHD, addiction-related struggles, sleep and anger problems, and the strain of career or life transitions. She also supports concerns around intimacy, self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Longer-standing or complex situations such as trauma and abuse are also addressed with care and pacing that fits each person.
Hana speaks English and Mandarin and works with people from diverse backgrounds, including those negotiating Service and civilian life transitions. She holds the LMFT credential and brings practical coaching skills alongside therapy to help clients try new behaviors between sessions.
To begin, she asks people to clarify what matters most to them and then builds short, achievable goals. Her style is straightforward and collaborative, focused on small changes that add up over time.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy
Experience
16+ years
Credentials
Hawaii
Languages
English, Mandarin
How Hana’s approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets specific thinking and behavior patterns to reduce anxiety and improve sleep and day-to-day functioning. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape reactions, helping people build safer ways of relating and communicating.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and past experiences, then recommend one or more methods to try. Sessions often include practical exercises and homework so people can test changes between meetings and report back on what worked.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and reduce travel time. It also lets people use tools like guided exercises or worksheets during a session. Licensed professionals adapt techniques such as ACT and CBT to remote sessions so clients can keep making steady progress while balancing everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Hana commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and self-esteem concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and practical, using approaches that help clients notice thought patterns and try new behaviors between sessions.
What kind of experience does she bring?
Hana has 16 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of life challenges and transitions.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a LMFT licensed in Hawaii and practices from that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin, and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability, and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
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