Hana Yin, LMFT

Hana Yin is a Hawaii-based Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 16 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem questions, career concerns, and life changes. Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin, and she accepts international clients.

Her approach centers on practical, person-focused therapy. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and Client-Centered Therapy to help people notice what gets in the way and practice new responses. In the session she listens for patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behavior, and then helps clients try small experiments to test different ways of handling situations.

Hana often works with people dealing with relationship and intimacy issues, LGBTQ concerns, abandonment and attachment wounds, and complex life transitions. She also supports those facing caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and career pressures. Conversations focus on concrete skills - communication steps, emotion regulation strategies, and behavioral changes that can be practiced between sessions.

With a clinical focus on trauma-informed care, she pays attention to how the body and emotions interact. That means noticing physical reactions, grounding techniques, and paced exposure to difficult memories when useful. Her aim is to help clients build steadier patterns of coping, reduce reactive anger or avoidance, and increase confidence in handling difficult moments.

To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location.

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