Terri Pule, LCSW - Therapist in Hawaii

About Terri

Terri Pule is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, and major life changes. She focuses on issues like self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, and compassion fatigue. Terri also supports clients dealing with career questions, LGBT matters, and caregiving stress.

She practices in Hawaii and offers sessions in English. Terri uses straightforward, practical methods that match each person’s needs. She listens first, then helps clients set small goals they can use between sessions.

Background and approach

Terri draws on Client-Centered Therapy to make space for each person’s story and on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address upsetting thoughts and behaviors. She also uses Mindfulness and Solution-Focused ideas when they fit the work. Sessions may include talking through recent problems, trying new ways to cope, and practicing short exercises for calm and clarity.

Terri emphasizes strengths and small steps that build confidence over time. She aims for clear, simple tools a parent or busy adult can use right away. Terri holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential - HI LCSW LCSW-4690 - and has five years of experience.

Her practice is set in Hawaii and she provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Materials and guidance are offered in accessible language for people juggling family and work. To begin, Terri asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

She supports clients who prefer a collaborative, goal-focused approach to making gradual change.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on understanding each person without judgment and following their lead to set goals. This approach helps when someone needs space to sort through feelings and make choices that fit their life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It uses simple exercises and practical steps to reduce anxiety, shift negative thinking, and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Terri will talk with each client about what feels useful and adjust methods to match goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and paced to the person's needs.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into a busy family schedule. These formats let people work on stress, parenting challenges, grief, and life transitions without extra travel. Many clients find flexibility helps them practice tools between sessions and keep momentum toward their goals.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Terri help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting and relationship issues, depression, and compassion fatigue, among other life challenges and transitions.

What is her therapy style like?

Terri listens closely and uses a practical, down-to-earth style. She focuses on small goals and tools clients can use between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience as a licensed social worker providing psychotherapy in Hawaii.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

Terri is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - HI LCSW LCSW-4690 - and practices in Hawaii.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can she work with people outside the country?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules.

How does the cost and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; prospective clients use the Start Therapy button and a short matching questionnaire to schedule.

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Experience: 5 years
Licensed: Hawaii
Languages: English

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