The best way to reach us is by email, and we typically respond within 1–2 business days.
- Email: hello@sccsinfo.com
- Phone: 1-808-518-2090
- Fax: 1-808-376-0731
- Mailing Address: PO Box 700024 – Kapolei, HI 96709-0024
The mission of Second City Counseling Services (SCCS) is to foster therapeutic connections that cultivate a healthier lifestyle for clients and in turn, strengthen their relationships, families, and communities.
The vision of SCCS is to provide quality counseling services to individuals, couples, and families, including low- or no-income clients who may have difficulty obtaining counseling services.
Second City Counseling Services (SCCS) is owned and operated by Ms. Amanda Hess, who has over 15 years of experience in the mental health field and has worked across a wide range of clinical settings in Hawaiʻi. She is a Certified Gottman Therapist and is trained in Culture-Centered Disaster Mental Health Counseling, bringing a trauma-informed, relationship-focused approach to her work with individuals, couples, and families. In addition to her clinical practice, Ms. Hess works part-time as a university lecturer with graduate and undergraduate students.
Her writing has appeared with the Hawaiian Islands Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and Context, the magazine for family therapy and systemic practice in the UK. She has also been featured in Outside Magazine Online, Wilderness SAR Magazine, and on Hawaiʻi’s KUMU 94.7 FM.
Education
High School
San Dimas High School
San Dimas, CA / 1999
College
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI
AA, Liberal Arts / 2006
BA, Magna Cum Laude, Psychology / 2007
Graduate School
Chaminade University of Honolulu
Honolulu, HI
Master of Science in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Marriage & Family / 2012
Licenses & Certifications
Licensed Mental Health Counselor / 2014
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist / 2017
Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy / 2018
Certified Disaster Mental Health Counselor / 2020
Certified Gottman Therapist / 2022
Professional Affiliations
American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy; British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy; Hawaiian Islands Association for Marriage & Family Therapy; International Association for Counselling
Professional Interests
Attachment-based Therapy; Disaster Mental Health; Ecotherapy; Gottman Method Couples Therapy; International/Transcultural Counseling; Remote/Rural Mental Health; Schema Therapy; Telehealth/Distance Counseling; Theraplay
