- Warm and direct
- Goal focused
- Values driven
About Kerri
Kerri Brown is a licensed mental health counselor in Hawaii who aims to make therapy approachable for people juggling family and parenting concerns. She speaks plainly and listens closely to help people sort through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and parenting strain. Her style is warm and practical, and she focuses on small, doable steps that lead to real change.
Kerri uses straightforward skills from cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered work to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and shift everyday habits. She also draws on solution-focused strategies to help clients set clear goals and try small experiments between sessions. The goal is clearer priorities, more self-compassion, and steady progress toward what matters most.
She earned a master’s degree in Counselor Education from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and has worked in the field since 2007. Her experience includes inpatient teen treatment, group homes for adults, community support for young adults involved with the justice system, and school-based behavioral health. That variety informs a practical, down-to-earth approach to common life challenges.
Kerri believes people can improve their quality of life from wherever they start. In sessions she helps clients identify behaviors that help and those they want to change. She supports goal setting and small steps that build momentum toward larger aims like greater self-love and life purpose.
Her work often addresses parenting, family concerns, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions, grief, career questions, and identity matters such as LGBT concerns. She encourages people to bring what matters most and to move forward at a manageable pace.
How these approaches guide online work
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship so clients feel heard and seen; it helps people clarify what matters and gain momentum toward change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical tools to shift unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and stress. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes clear goals and small experiments you can try between sessions to move forward quickly and measure progress.Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and together decide which approaches to emphasize. That collaborative planning makes sessions more useful and helps tailor work to each person’s daily life.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments around family and parenting demands, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. It also lets people try skill practice and goal-setting between visits so progress continues at home and at work.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help people with?
Kerri works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, parenting and family concerns, ADHD, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on listening, noticing patterns, and using goal-directed strategies. Sessions tend to emphasize small steps you can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in the mental health field since 2007, giving her twelve years of post-training experience across multiple care settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds the credential LMHC, licensed in Hawaii, and completed a master’s degree in Counselor Education at the University of Alaska, Anchorage.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.