MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING · OʻAHU
Mental health counseling for children, teens, adults and families on Oʻahu, through school-based, community, home and telehealth care.
WHO WE HELP
You don’t need to know exactly what kind of support you need before you begin. Start with the person you’re hoping to help.
Ask about support with coping, emotional regulation, behavior, confidence and communication.
02A conversation about challenges affecting home, school and family life.
03Explore support with stress, change, relationships, personal goals and emotional well-being.
04Discuss support brought closer to students and families.
COUNSELING THAT FITS REAL LIFE
THE OFFICE CAN MOVE, TOO.
Sometimes the office can come closer to you.
Make a Difference uses converted Sprinter vans as mobile counseling offices, alongside school-based, community, in-home and telehealth care. The idea is to make a private conversation easier to fit into daily life.
The setting, location and appointment arrangements are agreed with the practice. A mobile session is planned care, rather than a walk-up service.
See how mobile counseling works Hear Heather explain the mobile modelMEET THE TEAM
OʻAHU BORN & RAISED
Born and raised on Oʻahu, Heather brings a collaborative, practical approach centered on values, motivation and what a useful next step could look like.
CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Mellissa brings more than a decade of experience supporting children and families and navigating behavioral-health systems. Her background includes helping young people build coping, communication and emotional-regulation skills.
Meet Mellissa
A little room to see things differently.A LITTLE ROOM TO BREATHE
You only need a place to begin.
FOR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES
Behavioral-health support closer to the school day.
School-based and mobile counseling can connect care with the places students already spend their day. Make a Difference’s model includes collaboration with teachers and staff.
OUR APPROACH
Collaborative. Practical. Responsive to the person in front of us.
Your experience, pressures, strengths and relationships belong in the conversation.
Explore what matters to you and what you hope could be different.
Connect insights with practical tools, skills and support.
Discuss goals and what useful progress could look like in everyday life.
GETTING STARTED
Call or email us. Your first message can be simple.
Discuss what you need, clinician fit, availability, location, and insurance or payment questions.
If the practice is a good fit, the team will explain what beginning care could look like.
THE DIFFERENCE CAN MOVE OUTWARD
Heather’s community work extends beyond the counseling practice through Difference Makers of Hawaii, a separate nonprofit. The Power of One video shares that community invitation.
Watch The Power of One when you’re ready.
The Power of One is organized by the separate nonprofit Difference Makers of Hawaii. Visit the live campaign for its current purpose and donation information.
QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN
The team’s published experience includes children, young people, individuals and families. Tell us who you’re looking for support for so we can discuss clinician fit, age range and current availability.
School-based, community, in-home, mobile-office and telehealth settings are part of the practice’s model. The setting is agreed together according to your needs, privacy and what is available.
You can contact the practice to ask about beginning care. Referral or authorization requirements may depend on the care arrangement and your insurance plan; discuss those before an appointment.
Ask about your specific plan before beginning care. Confirm network participation, benefits, authorization requirements and out-of-pocket costs with both the practice and your insurer.
Ask about the clinician’s approach, experience with your needs, availability and care settings. You can talk through your questions before deciding on a next step.
Telehealth is offered, but eligibility depends on your physical location, the clinician’s authorization to practice there, and clinical suitability. Confirm where you will be during sessions with the team; statewide availability is not assumed.
WHEN YOU’RE READY
You don’t need to know exactly what to say. Start with a call or a short message.
Email is for general inquiries. Please don’t include sensitive health information in an initial email.