Trauma-Informed Therapy in Hawaii
Somatic and depth-oriented counseling for adults with a licensed mental health counselor.
Insurance accepted with select Hawaii plans.
You want change you can feel, not just understand.
You may think deeply and understand your patterns, yet still find yourself repeating them. You might overthink, overfunction, or carry too much responsibility in relationships often putting others first while losing sight of your own needs
Insight can help us understand our patterns, but many of the reactions that shape our lives live deeper in the nervous system and emotional body.
By working with these layers directly, therapy supports change that is not only understood intellectually but experienced and integrated over time.
How I Approach Therapy
In this work, therapy often moves between three core areas of growth. Depending on what you’re experiencing, we may focus on relational understanding, emotional and somatic processing, or meaning-making especially when working through the effects of difficult life experiences and trauma.
1. Connection & Insight 🤝
Being seen and understanding the patterns beneath the surface
We pay close attention to what happens in the present moment such as your thoughts, emotions, and relational patterns as they unfold.
Understanding how these patterns formed can create the safety needed for deeper change.
2. Emotional & Somatic Processing 🌿
Allowing the body and nervous system to process what the mind already understands.
When insight alone isn’t enough, we slow down and work with the nervous system.
Through somatic awareness and mindfulness-based approaches such as Hakomi, the body can begin to release patterns of tension, shutdown, or overdrive.
3. Integration & Meaning ✨
Making sense of suffering and integrating experience into identity
As insight and emotional processing deepen, many people begin to see their experiences with greater perspective and compassion.
This integration allows difficult experiences to become part of a larger story rather than something that continues to repeat.
“The healing process is like a spiral. You come back to things, again and again, but each time with a deeper understanding.”
Marion Woodman
You may recognize yourself in some of these experiences.
You’re not alone and you’re not broken.
These are patterns your body learned to survive.
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You’re not looking for just insight or affirmation. You want to understand the deeper patterns, emotions, and meaning underneath.
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You’ve journaled, meditated, and read the right books, yet certain situations still trigger reactions that feel bigger than you expected.
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You want to respond more honestly in the moment instead of getting pulled into the same reactions.
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You want to understand yourself more clearly rather than constantly adapting to who others expect you to be.
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You’re navigating loyalty, identity, and the pressure of trying to belong in different worlds.
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You feel deeply and often notice things others miss. You want support that respects your sensitivity while helping you feel more grounded in it.
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You’re not looking for quick fixes. You want change that is thoughtful, embodied, and lasting.
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What people often begin to notice through this work
Therapy is a process. It often involves reflection, emotional honesty, and sometimes moving through difficult or unfamiliar feelings. As the work unfolds, many people begin to notice shifts such as:
understanding patterns shaping their reactions in relationships, stress, or self-doubt
feeling more grounded in their bodies and less driven by automatic survival responses
recognizing relational patterns in real time and experimenting with different responses
developing greater compassion for themselves and the parts of them that learned to survive
leaving sessions feeling clearer or more able to face difficult moments
experiencing connection without losing themselves
gradually building trust in their instincts and inner experience
"Therapy is a sacred space where we come to encounter ourselves in a deeper way. It’s not about fixing what’s broken, but about embracing our humanity in all its complexity."
David Richo
About Triseugeny Kononelos, LMHC, LPC
I’m a licensed mental health counselor providing psychotherapy for adults in Hawaiʻi and Illinois.
My path into this work has unfolded over more than two decades of study, personal inquiry, and professional experience exploring how people change, heal, and make sense of tragic experiences.
Along the way I spent several years immersed in Iyengar yoga training and later completed a two-year Jungian training program, both of which shaped my interest in the relationship between body, awareness, and the deeper layers of the psyche. As a first-generation Greek American, I’ve also been shaped by the experience of navigating cultural identity, family expectations, and the complexities of belonging between different worlds.
When I’m not working with clients, you can usually find me surfing in the ocean, dancing tango, writing a novel, or wandering through nature.
Depth-oriented and somatic therapy provided within licensed clinical care and ethical standards.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
Insurance accepted with select plans
Online sessions available across Hawaiʻi