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Scott Kilousky

Scott Kilousky, LMFT

Therapist in Hawaii

A calm collaborative therapist focused on growth

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4 years of experience listed

LMFT professional credentials

English languages

  • Self esteem focus
  • Collaborative style
  • Practical steps

About Scott

Scott Kilousky is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Hawaii who helps people looking to build self-esteem and make sense of difficult life changes. He offers a calm, non-directive style and aims to create a space where clients can reflect on the experiences that brought them to therapy. Sessions focus on understanding, acceptance, and practical steps forward.

Scott uses a collaborative approach that keeps the client in charge of pacing and goals. He listens for patterns that may be fueling low self-worth, anxiety, or relationship strain. Together clients and therapist explore options and small experiments to test what feels helpful in daily life.

His work draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the client's perspective and choices, and Existential Therapy, which addresses meaning and life direction. Scott also uses Solution-Focused techniques to identify practical changes and measurable steps toward clearer self-regard and coping.

With four years of professional experience as an LMFT, he brings both empathy and a problem-solving orientation. He commonly supports people dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, and challenges around intimacy and communication.

Scott speaks English and currently does not take international clients. If someone wants to begin, they select the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

Approaches that guide online work and decision making

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the client's experience and choices. The therapist reflects what is said and follows the client's lead to build self-understanding and self-acceptance, which can help with low self-esteem and relationship concerns.

Existential Therapy looks at life meaning, values, and responsibility. It helps people face big questions about purpose, loss, and change in a way that can reduce stuckness and help with life transitions.

Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on concrete steps that lead toward the client’s goals. Sessions often identify small, testable actions to try between meetings to build momentum and confidence.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Scott collaborates with clients to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. He adjusts pace and focus as the relationship develops rather than imposing a single roadmap.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and allow sessions without travel time. These practical benefits can help people sustain consistent work on self-esteem and other concerns while balancing everyday obligations.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

Hawaii

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Scott help with?

He helps people facing low self-esteem and related concerns like anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma, grief, addictions, and anger.

How would you describe his therapeutic style?

Scott uses a non-directive, collaborative approach. He listens closely and works with clients to try practical steps that fit their lives.

What is his clinical experience?

He has four years of experience working as a therapist and draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person.

What credentials and location are listed?

He is an LMFT licensed in Hawaii and practices from that state.

In which language can I meet with him?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the U.S. work with him?

He does not accept international clients at this time.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the steps to begin working together?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.

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