Hana Yin, LMFT
Therapist in Hawaii
Hana Yin is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of clinical experience in Hawaii.
- Licensed inHawaii
- LicenseMFT-951
- NPI 1427866219
- Experience16+ years
- LanguagesEnglish, Mandarin
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About Hana
Hana Yin is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 16 years of clinical experience in Hawaii. She focuses on creating a warm, accepting space where people can talk about hard things and work toward practical change. Hana speaks English and Mandarin and aims to meet people where they are without judgment.
Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns in close relationships. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when they fit a person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are focused and down-to-earth, with simple tools clients can try between meetings. Hana helps with a long list of concerns, including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, and low self-esteem. She also supports people facing career shifts, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and identity questions related to LGBT experiences.
Additional areas she addresses include adoption and foster care issues, attachment wounds, and body image struggles. Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens for patterns, offers clear options, and practices alongside clients as they test new ways of relating and coping.
Sessions may include behavioral experiments, values-based goals, emotion regulation skills, and attention to how the body holds stress. People choose Hana when they want a steady, experienced clinician who responds with empathy and concrete steps. Her practice blends relational insight with hands-on techniques to help people move forward.
Credentials
- LMFT (Hawaii)
- License MFT-951 · expires December 2028
- NPI
- 1427866219 · national provider identifier
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Hana lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Hana names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment and Action Online: Approaches that meet you where you are
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early and current relationships shape feelings and patterns. In sessions this helps identify repeating cycles in close connections and offers steps to change how someone relates to others and to themselves.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, emphasizes values and committed action. It helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take small steps toward what matters to them. Client-centered therapy centers the person’s own goals and experience, using empathy and reflection to deepen self-understanding and choice.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Hana will collaborate with each person to pick methods that fit their goals, preferences, and life situation. This may mean combining attachment insight with ACT values work or using CBT and DBT skills for emotion management.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let you meet face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions are a good option when bandwidth is lower or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or a way to track progress between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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Frequently asked
What concerns does Hana typically help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, career changes, compassion fatigue, and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Hana combines attachment-based perspectives with client-centered care, ACT, CBT, and DBT skills to match the person’s needs. Sessions focus on clear tools, emotional understanding, and behavior changes you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of experience working as a licensed clinician in Hawaii supporting people with a wide range of challenges and life transitions.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Hana is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, practicing in Hawaii.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Mandarin to accommodate bilingual clients.
What session formats does she provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexible ways to connect.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.
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