Hawaii Stress Management – Managing Stress, Fear, & Anxiety Through Counseling and Natural Treatments

Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff, ND, DOM
Center for Natural Healing Hawaii
5283 Kimokeo St Honolulu, 96821
What is Stress?
Oxford Languages Dictionary defines stress as: a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
Stress is described as a condition of worry or mental tension generated by a challenging situation. Stress is a normal human reaction that motivates us to deal with problems and dangers. Everyone goes through periods of stress, including children. But, how we handle and respond to stress significantly impacts our overall well-being.
Causes of short-term stress:
- Increased workload
- Getting ready for a school or work presentation/ event
- Arguing with others
- Financial hardship
- Experiencing several smaller problems within a short period of time
- Bereavement
- Workplace stress
Causes of long-term stress:
- Problems within family life
- Workplace problems and issues
- Having a terminal or long-term online
- Caregiving for someone with a terminal illness
- Handling the strain from the death of a loved one
- Unresolved emotional trauma
- Substance abuse and addictions
- Long-term unemployment
- Self-sabotaging behaviors
- Physical disorders
- Mental health disorders
- Stress disorder
Benefits of Stress Management in Hawaii
Stress typically begins as pressure – from ourselves or others – and if we are unable to cope with this pressure, we feel stressed. The effects of stress will differ from person to person, but if left untreated, it can lead to illness. Stress management and counseling are among the best ways to manage and resolve stress in Hawaii.
Benefits of healthy stress management and counseling
Managing emotions and stress properly through stress therapy, counseling, or techniques can help you:
- Control your weight
- Improve emotional stability
- Improve overall mood
- Improve relationships with friends and family
- Sleep better
- Reduce muscle tension
- Improve immune system*
- Reduced risk of heart disease
Our Holistic Approach to Treating and Managing, Stress, Anxiety, and Fear for Better Health
Holistic stress relief and management consider the patient’s mind, body, and soul. We take a broader view of stress relief and stress-reducing strategies encompassing personal beliefs, attitudes, emotions, and nutritional, hormonal, and lifestyle factors. It is through our comprehensive counseling and stress management program that enables our patients to maintain a happy, healthy life with their stress levels under control.
Our stress counseling in Hawaii aims to address unpleasant emotions or states of being induced by stress, anxiety, or fear by first increasing self-awareness, teaching techniques to develop inner peace, and improving overall health.

What Makes Our Hawaii Stress Management and Counseling Treatments Unique
We have a unique approach to treating stress and emotional anguish. Rather than offer temporary solutions or a quick fix to treat the symptoms of stress through sedating or mind-altering medications, we aim to treat the more significant issues surrounding stress by addressing mental, physical, and lifestyle factors. We help patients identify the root of their stress, then apply the appropriate stress relief mechanisms and treatments.
Additionally, counseling and therapeutic techniques such as anxiety management and anger management may be utilized as a part of a comprehensive, holistic health recovery program.
Manage stress with our treatment program and stress counseling for better overall health
While most treatment plans will vary from person to person, patients can expect treatment plans that will include some of the following:
- Addressing nutritional deficiencies
- Addressing hormonal imbalances
- Addressing lifestyle factors
- Natural remedies
- Herbal remedies and adaptogen herbs
- Detoxification
- Learning healthy habits
- Stress counseling
- Mindfulness and other stress relief techniques
- Meditation practices
- Stress response techniques
- Self-awareness exercises and thought tools
- Stress prevention strategies
- Relaxation techniques
- Address beliefs about stress
- Addressing emotional volatility
- Learning behavioral therapy techniques
- Addressing emotional stress
- Recognizing stress triggers
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Meet Our Team and Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff
Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff
Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff works closely with her patients to assess their symptoms and create specialized programs tailored to their needs.
Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff from Honolulu, Hawaii, Oahu, studied psychology for six years at both the University of Delaware and the University of Oregon, graduating with honors with a B.A. in psychology. This education, plus her psychotherapy training and experience with clinical psychology, hypnotherapy, meditation, prayer, affirmation work, and dreams, give her a host of tools to draw from when working with patients to assist them in moving through areas in their lives where they feel stuck. For more information about Dr. Joy, click here.
- Over 30 years of experience
- Thousands of patients’ lives changes
Dr. Diana Joy Ostroff’s Keys to Managing Stress Naturally
Stress can be a burden in our lives, it’s important to be able to effectively manage stress naturally in order to maintain our sanity and well being.
- Notice that you are stressed as early as possible
- Identify who or what is stressing you
- Learn to be appropriately assertive and say “No” to yourself and others
- Develop realistic goals
- Change the negatives if you can, and change your attitude about them if you can’t
- Learn not to panic or over-react when things don’t go well
- Take time out to relax daily and exercise at least 3 times a week
- Eat and sleep well, and limit alcohol and tobacco use
- Take care of academic, medical or other personal problems as soon as you notice them
If you find that you are feeling irritable, tired most of the time, unable to concentrate, or experiencing restlessness and sleep disturbances, you may want to seek professional help for stress management. Relaxation techniques are often helpful, and a professional can assist you in exploring more adaptive natural stress management methods.