Dr. Jennifer De Costa, LMFT

Dr. Jennifer De Costa is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 22 years of clinical experience working with individuals, adolescents, and families in Hawaii. She has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, addictions, anger, self-esteem issues, career concerns, and bipolar disorder. Her additional areas of focus include adoption and foster care matters, aging and geriatric issues, blended family dynamics, caregiver stress, co-morbidity, codependency, forgiveness work, isolation and loneliness, and exploring life purpose.

Her style is interactive, supportive, and empowering, with an emphasis on treating people with dignity and respect and highlighting strengths rather than deficits. Dr. De Costa uses client-centered principles alongside motivational interviewing and narrative therapy to help clients reframe their stories and identify practical paths forward. She also pays attention to systemic factors that influence relationships and behavior, and works collaboratively with each person to develop a treatment plan tailored to their unique situation and goals.

Dr. De Costa values the courage it takes to seek help and aims to provide compassionate guidance and concrete tools to support meaningful change. She positions therapy as a process that can help people navigate life transitions, recover from difficult experiences, and build more satisfying relationships and a clearer sense of purpose.