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Helping sensitives and empaths move beyond coping

Resolve recurring discomfort, anxiety, and stress with a transformative root-cause approach for lasting emotional well-being
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Who I work with

 

I support kind, caring, sensitive, and empathic individuals who identify with any of the following experiences and challenges:

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  • Have felt different from or judged by family or peers growing up

  • Face recurring discomfort, anxiety, or stress—whether socially, professionally, or in personal relationships

  • Struggle with self-judgment, self-doubt, or judgment of others

  • Feel uncertain about their identity or find it difficult to honor their needs and desires​​

  • Have trouble managing emotional triggers or letting go of past experiences

 

I work with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds as well as those from non-multicultural environments, recognizing that each individual's experiences and challenges are unique. My clients are dedicated to introspection and self-discovery, knowing these are vital steps toward personal growth and transformation. I meet with clients locally in Brunswick, Maine, USA, and remotely with individuals from around the world, including the U.S., Europe, and Asia.​

How I help resolve your challenges

Discomfort, anxiety, stress and other recurring unpleasant emotions don't have to be permanent challenges for you as a sensitive or empathic person.

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These feelings often signal deeper, underlying causes—emotions and beliefs rooted in past experiences that keep you stuck in the past, profoundly shaping your sense of self and daily life.

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I blend my expertise in coaching sensitive, empathic individuals with the clinical power of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)—a mind-body therapeutic approach. By integrating multiple therapeutic techniques, including mindfulness, relaxation, and counterconditioning, EFT rewires your automatic emotional responses, transforming how you experience challenging situations. Through this approach, I help you uncover and release the deeply ingrained emotions and beliefs that contribute to your daily struggles.

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By delving into the root causes of your emotional challenges, we move beyond merely addressing your day-to-day symptoms. This process empowers you to take control of your emotional well-being and find lasting resolution to your challenges as a sensitive and empathic person.

Services

In-Person Sessions

Meet in person at my office in downtown Brunswick, Maine, 

30 minutes north of Portland

Online Sessions

Enjoy the convenience of meeting online from your home or other location

Group Workshops

Group workshops are offered to the general public and other health and wellness providers

Meet Akiyo Kodera

Certified EFT Coach

I know firsthand what it's like to be stuck with recurring anxiety and stress as a sensitive, empathic person, no matter how hard you try to find ways to cope with and manage your situation. 

 

Having moved through and come out on the other side, I offer a gentle, collaborative approach to help others navigate and work through their emotional challenges.

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What My Clients Say

"In a life where I seek to preserve the inner source of my own leadership, I was intuitively drawn to Akiyo Kodera. When I first went to see her, I was aware that that I had lost touch with my own peace and wisdom. She consistently mirrored wise, peaceful energy from her own center of being, and she effectively applied fruitful practices to our sessions.


As a foundation for my process with her, Akiyo’s steadiness created a safe and healing energy
from which to explore my own choices. Clinically speaking, Akiyo fosters within her practice a suite of skills and modalities for addressing that which blocked me from my own truth and my own peace. Whether accessing her extensive experience with EFT, her long practiced inner child work, or other studied processes, Akiyo readily and naturally drew from her toolset as she coached me through limiting beliefs and emotional triggers with patience. She showed me my own wisdom, and she helped me to raise my awareness on the healthy aspects of my identity. The refuse was cleared away and my access to my own peace and wisdom not only was restored, but evolved.

 

In this capacity, Akiyo has been my friendly and knowledgable guide through a huge transition. The sessions felt like good conversations, but were transformative. And, somehow, I always have the sense that she is in my corner, wherever I go."

Carolyn Griffin, Maine, USA

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