Specialties
At Therapy with Michal, I offer warm, evidence-based talk therapy for adults seeking support and meaningful change. I specialize in working with anxiety, ADHD, grief and loss, substance use concerns, and more.
A Few Of My Specialties
My approach is compassionate, trauma-informed, and collaborative—creating a supportive space where you can feel understood, build coping skills, and move forward with greater clarity and resilience. I am based in Hawaii, and provide in-person therapy as well as online therapy for adults in Hawaii, California, Utah, Pennsylvania, Nevada, and Florida.
ADHD Therapy
Living with ADHD can affect focus, organization, relationships, and self-esteem. Therapy for ADHD focuses on understanding your unique brain, building effective strategies, and reducing shame so you can navigate life with more clarity, structure, and self-compassion.
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Anxiety Therapy
Anxiety can feel overwhelming and all-consuming, impacting both your inner world and daily life. I help adults better understand their anxiety, develop practical tools for regulation, and cultivate a greater sense of calm, confidence, and emotional balance.
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Grief Counseling
Grief is a deeply personal experience that can arise from loss, change, or life transitions. I offer a compassionate space to process grief at your own pace, honor your experience, and find ways to move forward while staying connected to what matters most.
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Addiction
Substance use often develops as a way to cope with stress, pain, or emotional overwhelm. My approach to substance abuse counseling is non-judgmental and supportive, helping you explore underlying patterns, build healthier coping strategies, and move toward sustainable change.
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Burnout Therapy
Always putting other people’s needs first? Running on empty while everyone else gets the best of you?
It’s exhausting. You see the pattern, but figuring out where it started (or how to stop it) feels impossible. Let’s break the cycle. You don’t have to live on repeat.
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Psychedelic Journeys
You’ve tried a little bit of everything from the talk therapy menu and prescription medications, but it feels like you’re barely scratching the surface. You’re craving a big breakthrough that changes you on a soul level. Psychedelic-assisted therapy can help unlock deeper healing, emotional release, and more.
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For Therapists
Therapists and helping professionals face unique emotional demands and responsibilities. I provide therapy specifically for therapists seeking a confidential, supportive space to process their work, prevent burnout, and reconnect with their own well-being and professional identity.
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Talk Therapy
Talk therapy offers a supportive space to explore your thoughts, emotions, and life experiences at your own pace.
Together, we work to build self-awareness, strengthen coping skills, and create meaningful change in a way that feels safe and collaborative.
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Cancer Support and Caregiver Counseling
A cancer diagnosis can change everything in an instant. Whether you have received a diagnosis or are supporting someone you love through cancer, you may find yourself carrying emotions that feel overwhelming. You do not have to carry this alone.
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Featured Articles
Preparing for a Parent’s Death Without Regret: Understanding Anticipatory Grief in Adult Children
By Michal Cohen, LCSW — licensed clinical social worker specializing in ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and grief for over 20 years. A reflection on anticipatory grief, inner child…
ADHD & Cannabis: Mindful Use, Stigma, and Therapy Perspectives
A therapy-informed conversation on ADHD and cannabis, exploring mindful use, dopamine, stigma, and self-regulation. Featuring Hawaii-based therapist Michal Cohen, LCSW, and…
Does your therapist shame you for cannabis use?
You finally found the courage to reach out for support. You’re doing the work, unpacking trauma, showing up to sessions, exploring new ways to feel safe in your body. And yet……



