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Meera Ojala, MA, LPC, LMHC

Integrative Psychotherapist
Grief & Loss
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Addiction
Relationship Challenges
Mindfulness
Life Transitions
Self-Esteem
Women’s Issues
Coping With Severe Illness
Locations
Kihei, Maui
Accepted Insurance Plans
UHA
HMSA HMO
HMSA PPO
HMSA
HMAA
Languages Spoken
English
Finnish
Russian
Areas of Specialization
Grief & Loss
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Addiction
Relationship Challenges
Mindfulness
Life Transitions
Self-Esteem
Women’s Issues
Coping With Severe Illness

Meera is passionate about assisting people in clearing challenges and obstacles in order to allow growth and transformation to take place on physical, emotional, cognitive, relational, energetic and spiritual levels.She provides a safe space with compassionate presence where you can be authentically you, discover what is keeping you from moving forward and how to create health, balance and peace.

She knows from her own life challenges and illnesses how obstacles and losses in our lives, can bring growth and transformation when we get support. After surviving two cancers she wrote a book “The Little Book of Hope” to spread seeds of Hope.

Meera is an integrative psychotherapist working with the body, mind, and spirit. She received her Master’s degree in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University where contemplative practices were an important part of the training. Her mentor there was Christine Caldwell, founder of The Moving Cycle, Body-centered psychotherapy modality. She also trained with Anna Halpin the founder of Life/Art Process, which is an expressive arts healing modality. She has completed trainings in EMDR, DBT, and Grief Counseling.

Meera has over 25 years of experience working with people from different backgrounds, ages, orientations and with a wide array of issues including anxiety, depression, addictions, relational problems, stress, grief and loss, issues with self-esteem, purpose and health.

Meera has a daily meditation practice that helps her to maintain balance and perspective. Practicing mindfulness brings depth and joy into each precious moment. She finds time to receive nurturance from nature, either swimming in the ocean or hiking in the woods. She has traveled and lived in different countries and has been exposed to multicultural beliefs and variety of spiritual orientations. Her long love affair with hula practice and studies in Hawaiian language brings her close to the culture she loves and respects. Meera is looking forward to meeting you and embarking to a healing journey with you.

What Our Community Are Saying

super friendly staff, always felt cared for by the team! i had both a therapist and psychiatrist and i made so much progress in so little time! amazing help! I did ART as well and it was for something i never thought id recover from and i did! just in one session too! i was mind blown at how it worked and im glad i did it!

Jenna

I highly recommend the Love Heals Workshop. It is a top-tier experience that gives you the opportunity to be honest with yourself and explore your true self in a very intimate, transparent, and authentic way. For me, this workshop is the culmination of my journey to deeply know myself. Kahu Doctor Kahealani Satchitananda's guidance, knowledge, and wisdom are beyond words. She is able to guide and nurture your inner child throughout a journey, allowing you to go beyond intellect.

Luis Gonzalez

Mindful Living Group is an incredible team of caring, talented, and service-oriented behavioral health professionals with a high level of discretion and integrity. The group's providers and staff alike are compassionate, skilled, ethical, and responsive.

Moreover, the practice has served as a pillar of leadership and generosity in the community and a bridge between the psychospiritual and material worlds for almost a decade, with unique offerings ranging from Lakota and Hawaiian cultural speakers to dream workshops, leadership and meditation groups, as well as hosting space for groundbreaking training in new treatments and beyond.

Faith

The Mindful Living Group is an assemblage of mental health practitioners of varying disciplines. We all have this in common -- a desire to share in the human experience. What we do is subtle and complex. How we do it is through a coordinated, and focused practice as a team of professionals working together. We are here for you.

Damon Ackerman

Mindful Living Group is a remarkable organization of compassionate and highly skilled professionals. Their exceptional care is evident in every interaction. Both the providers and staff demonstrate genuine empathy, professionalism, and a dedication to supporting each client's well-being.

Maria Ochoa (Mané)

Mahalo to Mindful Living Group for offering amazing events and profound opportunities for learning, growing, and healing. I just completed the Love Heals class with Kahu Kahealani and this experience has been nothing short of life changing! I cannot recommend Love Heals enough- actually all of the events I have gone to from Mindful Living Group have been top notch, and a great source of healing inspiration for me on this journey of life. Mahalo nui loa to Kahu Kahealani and MLG!

Stephanie Dent

I have worked professionally for this group and find them to be a great resource for the community. They have excellent therapists, and I love their community offerings like the full moon and new moon meditations.

T.G.

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