Loraine (Lori) Sawyer, LPCC, LMHC

Loraine (Lori) Sawyer is a licensed therapist practicing in Hawai'i with 15 years of clinical experience. She holds LPCC and LMHC credentials - LPCC stands for Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor - and has worked with people facing a broad range of challenges across the lifespan.

Her practice includes support for depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, and parenting concerns, with particular experience helping parents of children with special needs. She also has extensive experience working with young adults who have experienced trauma and who are learning new skills to recover and thrive.

Sawyer draws on a cognitive behavioral approach alongside trauma-informed principles, aiming to respond with empathy, kindness, and compassion. She incorporates a positive psychology stance that emphasizes clients' existing strengths as a foundation for change, and she focuses on practical skills and strategies tailored to each person’s needs.

As a practitioner, Sawyer seeks to empower people who take the step to ask for help and to provide steady support as they work toward their goals. She welcomes the opportunity to work with individuals seeking guidance through difficult transitions and ongoing struggles.