Illuminate Wellness
PhD, IFMCP
Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
- Pay by ACH Bank transfer, Cash, Check, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Paypal, Visa
Insurance
- AlohaCare
- Blue Cross
- Blue Shield
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Hawaii Medical Services Association
- Medicaid
- Ohana Health Plan
- University Health Alliance
- Worker's Compensation
- Out of Network
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Hawaii / PSY-1555 Lauren Ampolos
- Certificate from Institute for Functional Medicine IFMCP / 2021
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Trauma and PTSD
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Illness
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Cancer
- Chronic Impulsivity
- Chronic Pain
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Grief
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Coaching
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sex Therapy
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Sleep or Insomnia
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal Ideation
- Transgender
- Veterans
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Endorsement
Client Focus
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Communities
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Communities
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Biofeedback
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Compassion Focused
- Culturally Sensitive
- Dance Movement Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Eclectic
- EMDR
- Emotionally Focused
- Existential
- Experiential Therapy
- Expressive Arts
- Family / Marital
- Family Systems
- Feminist
- Humanistic
- Hypnotherapy
- Integrative
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Interpersonal
- Intervention
- Jungian
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Multicultural
- Music Therapy
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Prolonged Exposure Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Somatic
- Strength-Based
- Trauma Focused
Groups
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy that teaches behavioral skills including mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation and interpersonal effectiveness. Dialectical is defined as "synthesis" or "integration of opposites." Sometimes it is necessary to find the balance between opposing forces, for example: acceptance versus change. In order to change, we first must accept that there is a problem; thus, there are two opposing truths that exist and must be integrated. DBT helps you to become aware of and balance these opposing forces in your life, while also teaching important skills to help you cope when challenges inevitably arise.
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Group Meets
Mind Body Balance
This group addresses health challenges like gastrointestinal complaints, hormone imbalances, inflammation, fatigue, and body dissatisfaction that interfere with mental health. Evidence-based treatments will be offered to decrease anxiety, improve mood, reduce inflammation, harmonize hormones, balance weight and optimize the relationship between mind and body. Treatment will be rooted in the principles of health and nutritional psychology, and functional medicine, and include mindfulness, lifestyle practices, intuitive eating, and goal setting with group accountability. The group provides a space to optimize wellness and let go of shame and criticism. No fad diets or quick fixes offered - we support root-level healing.
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Process Group
Process group is a safe place to experiment with new ways of expressing oneself and connecting with others. The group is unstructured and open in format, meaning there is no agenda and group discussions are not topical in nature. Members will be encouraged to express feelings and thoughts openly. The space is an opportunity to develop a greater understanding of self, develop healthy interpersonal relationships with others, deepen empathy, and increase mindfulness while learning how to react effectively. The goal is that members will be able to apply what they have learned in the process group into their daily lives.