Akua Campanella

Having over 15 years of experience as a Social Worker in a variety of setting around the globe; I have worked with a wide array of individuals dealing with such issues as: Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Income Instability, Job Loss, Homelessness, Self Esteem, Relationships, Health, Chronic Pain, Educational Struggles, Abandonment, Grief.

I grew up in NYC and LA but have spent several years in Boston, Seattle and Honolulu. Having an early love of books, and social justice inspired me to eventually enter the field of Social Work. I received my BA in Literature from Tufts University and my MSW from The University of Washington. During graduate school I focused on Clinical Social Work and also Inter-group Dialogue. This enhanced my abilities at facilitating conversations that strive to create new levels of understanding, relating, and action. My skills were further sharpened, while working in Los Angeles, Seattle and then internationally with a range of individuals in areas of: New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, South Africa and Egypt. After traveling, I settled in Hawaii where I spent over ten years advocating and working with individuals dealing with multiple mental health diagnoses alongside poverty and houselessness. Eventually I decided to start my own private practice; but I still continue to advocate.

Presently, I work with adults of all ages experiencing instability in various facets of their lives. These challenges include the pursuit of higher education, job/income loss, depression, anxiety, relationship problems, homelessness, anger management, incarceration, self-esteem issues, historical/ancestral trauma, micro-aggressions, chronic pain and loss of support systems.

Though I tend to draw from Cognitive Behavioral and Person-Centered therapies; I believe in an Integrative Therapy approach, seeing that it can be a combination of various forms of therapy that can be more inclusive, flexible and likely allowing more collaboration between client and therapist. I mainly practice Telehealth via my own private practice based in Hawaii; and via Headway in California and Alabama.

Please text/email me about insurance and appointments. Some insurance companies listed are specific to California and Alabama only. In Hawaii I work w/ UHC, HMSA, HMAA, UHA, Kaiser (as an Online Affiliate), AlohaCare, also Medicaid and Medicare for various companies in Hawaii.