ABOUT JOY
Bring healing and connection back into your life.
Aloha, I'm Joy Tanimura Winquist, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and the owner of Pūlama Counseling. I help survivors, couples, and families just like you; ones that have it within them to heal, reconnect, and thrive again, but just need some support to get there.
I help my clients find confidence, joy, and strength by equipping them with the tools they need to better understand themselves and connect with those they love.
I am dedicated to helping people heal so they can thrive.
Born and raised on Oʻahu, I have worked both in the Chicago area and here at home in the non-profit and education sectors for almost 20 years primarily with abuse and trauma survivors.
I specialize in treating trauma, depression, and relational attachment injuries. I use a variety of evidenced based and expressive approaches that empower you towards healing and joy:
EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy)
Theraplay©
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing)
Expressive Arts
Play
The heart of what I do is to facilitate self-growth and self-worth by helping people heal past wounds, recognize resilience, and move forward with confidence. My training means I have the expertise you need and deserve.
I love the work that I get to do...especially to help others see the strength and truth inside of them.
Schedule a free 15-minute consultation so we can see if working together would be a good fit. Just click "Contact me" below to fill out our contact form or call 808.773.4560.
I look forward to meeting you!
MEET JOY
I am Hawaiʻi grown, mama by adoption, dog-mom, wife, and nature-lover. I enjoy music, art, learning, and spending time with family and friends.
A few of my favorite things: a great cup of coffee, the ocean, singing to the radio, game night, and cookies 'n cream ice cream.
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
After graduating with my Master's Degree in Social Work from the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice at the University of Chicago, I began working with children, teens, and young adults impacted by trauma and family violence in both community and residential settings. I provided group, individual and family counseling, taught classes on the topics of interpersonal violence, abuse and trauma, and developed prevention education curriculum.
In transitioning back to Oʻahu, professionally I have continued to focus on providing therapy primarily to those impacted by trauma, sexual assault, and abuse. I worked with military families in a military counseling center and at local non-profit providing child, individual, and couples counseling and training.
Professional Affiliations:
NASW Hawaii
Selected Trainings & Conferences:
Theraplay© (Level I & Group)
Making Sense of Your Worth
EMDR Level I
Emotionally Focused Therapy (Core Skills I & II)
Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI)
Attachment, Regulation, and Competency (ARC)
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”