About me
Michele Navarro Ishiki is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who is in private practice on Maui and Oʻahu, and the Founder and Clinical Director of Piha Wellness and Healing, on Maui. Born and raised in Pāʻia Maui, she spent almost 25 years of her professional career in nonprofit and for-profit organizations providing clinical oversight of residential drug treatment facilities and its continuum. She is a founding member and President on the Board of Directors of Pouhana O Nā Wāhine, the first federally funded Native Hawaiian Resource Center in Hawaiʻi, and she is the Maui Representative for the NASW - Hawaiʻi Chapter. In addition to her LCSW, Michele has a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Social Work from the Thompson School of Social Work and Public health, formerly known as the Myron B Thompson School of Social Work at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. She is certified by the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division as a Clinical Supervisor (CCS), and Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC). She is an Internationally Certified Clinical Supervisor (ICCS) and Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC).