Taryn Church

Taryn Church is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Hawaii with six years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. Taryn also focuses on issues tied to relationships and everyday functioning, including communication problems and blended family concerns.

She helps people notice patterns that get in the way of feeling steady. In sessions she pays attention to guilt, shame, body image, and problems that can follow trauma. Taryn supports clients who are sorting out relationship dynamics such as codependency and domestic violence impacts, and she addresses multicultural concerns and women’s issues.

Taryn’s work emphasizes developing self-compassion and clearer communication. She uses a collaborative, person-centered style and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide the work. That means she helps clients try practical tools and reflect on what matters to them.

People often come to her when a life change leaves them unsure of next steps. She helps people talk through what they’re feeling, test small changes, and notice which choices feel more aligned with their values and goals. Sessions move at a pace the client is comfortable with.

To begin, the typical process includes a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a first session. Cost varies by location and services are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How evidence-based methods guide online sessions

Two common evidence-based approaches are practical and straightforward to describe. Cognitive approaches focus on identifying thought patterns that increase anxiety or low mood and testing new ways of responding; they are often used for stress, anxiety, and depression. Trauma-informed methods emphasize safety, pacing, and working through painful memories or reactions over time; these approaches can help with post-traumatic stress, guilt, and shame.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best with their goals, needs, and pace. That means trying tools in session and checking in about what helps and what doesn’t, rather than fixing a single path from the start.

Confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when schedules demand it, or avoid commuting time. It also lets people continue care while managing life changes, so practical access and consistency can be easier to maintain.