Mana Counseling Services, LLC

01/14/2026

My IFS Consultation Group for Mixed Race Practitioners starts 1/26/26 and there are a few spots left!

If you have been looking for consultation space with others who get the complexities that being mixed race brings, and one that operates through a decolonizing lens, this could be for you.

You can learn more and register here: https://forms.gle/oTJyrw2JeAaioVtC8

What people are saying about this group:

"In her facilitation of the IFS consultation group for mixed practitioners, I am in awe of how Kamakanoe embodies the IFS model. She brings her own system and lived experience to group, speaking for her own parts rather than being a blank slate facilitator, while also maintaining a strong safe container. As a multiracial person, it has been a gift to be in connection & community with others with this identity. Parts of me continue to light up and feel such validation at the shared lived experiences across group members that I didn’t realize where shared - I thought it was ‘just me.’ I am continually reminded of how healing it is to be in community, and grateful to Kamakanoe for holding this space for folks who navigate complexities around multiracial identity to come together and not be so alone."
- Hannah Brumbaum, LCSW

Kamakanoe Ornellas (she/her/hers) is a Certified IFS Therapist, Approved IFS consultant, IFS-I Assistant Trainer, LPC supervisor and Functional Health Coach. I provide IFS consultation and holistic psychotherapy through a decolonizing and liberatory lens, focusing on IFS therapy for multiracial people and BIPOC, therapy for therapists, complex/developmental and historical trauma and perinatal mental health. I identify as a cis-gendered q***r multi-racial Kānaka Maoli woman in a light skinned body, a person who stutters, an artist, an activist, a dancer, a mama, an ex New Yorker, nature lover, chronic illness and complex trauma survivor and a highly sensitive person. You can learn more about me and the work I do at www.manacounseling.com

12/29/2025

There are just a couple spots left in this IFS Consultation group for Global Majority Practitioners that starts 1/12/26.

If you have been recognizing the need for an affinity space for IFS consultation in which you can take a deep breath and can trust that power, privilege and oppression will be acknowledged and turned toward instead of avoided, dismissed or ran away from, this group may be for you.

In this group, we are actively decolonizing the model and leaning into the wisdom of the non-western world.

You can learn more and register here: https://forms.gle/agVMAg2QqiHq6p6m8

12/08/2025

Our decolonizing Self energy workshop is tomorrow 12/9, 5-630 pm@pst, 8-930 pm est! Link is in our bio to register

12/01/2025

I have 2 IFS consultation groups starting for new 8 group seriesʻ starting in January!

IFS Consultation Group for Global Majority Practitioners starts 1/12/26.
IFS Consultation Group for Mixed Race Practitioners starts 1/26/26.

Full details are in the links in the comments, where you can learn more and register.

Any questions, DM me. Mahalo!

11/08/2025

In this workshop, we will explore the concept of decolonizing Self within Internal Family Systems Therapy.

Join us for an insightful exploration into understanding how colonization & supremacy culture impacts our inner system and how we can work towards healing and liberation both inside and outside the therapy room.

This event will feature interactive discussions, experiential exercises, and practical examples to support your personal growth. It is tailored to practitioners, therapists and healers using IFS in their practice. It is not a substitute for therapy.

Link is in my bio to register. Cost is $27CAD.

05/04/2025

I have been dancing hula for 15 years as a way to stay connected to my native hawaiian roots and culture so far from home. We have a very special concert coming up called Hoʻomau or “perpetuate” - a concert to uplift the authentic culture of the Native Hawaiian people - a people and nation that have been genocided and oppressed for centuries by the U.S. and other nations.

On Saturday, June 21st, Keaka O Kalani (my hula school) & NoCoHula (our sister school) are so proud to be a part of a concert dedicated to perpetuating Hawaiian culture and honoring the legacy of Kumu Hula Randy Kaulana Chang. This two hour performance will showcase 40 years of his teaching career through hula and song carried down by his son, Joshua Kamuela Chang.
Josh Chang will be joined onstage by his talented musician friends Tinifuloa Grey and Anthony Stanley. We hope you will join us for what will be an amazing night of beautiful music and dance as well as an enriching experience for the mind and soul.

EARLY BIRD PRICES ARE AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 12TH so get your tickets soon! All seats are reserved seating, so be sure to buy early to ensure the seat you want.

To learn more, purchase tickets or donate, go to the 👈

Please help us spread the word and forward to anyone you think might enjoy this special opportunity! We also have sponsorship opportunities (providing ad space in the printed programs) if you or anyone you know is interested in that as well...Just have them dm me!

Any questions, please let me know!

03/18/2025

We’re excited to celebrate our amazing trainers! 🌟 Today’s spotlight is shining on the incredible Charnessa Pleasant and Alexis Ornellas! 🎉 Join us in congratulating them on their well-deserved promotion to IFSI Assistant Mentee Trainer! We couldn’t be more thrilled to see you shine! Keep inspiring us all! 🌱🔥
Charnessa Pleasant is a Certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist and corporate wellness consultant. She partners alongside high performing leaders to help them strike the best balance between work, life, and wellness.
Alexis Kamakanoe Ornellas (she/her), LPC, Certified IFS Therapist and Approved Consultant, is a truth teller and soul committed to collective liberation and the land back movement. She has been a psychotherapist in Colorado on the lands of the Ute, Cheyenne and Arapaho nations since 2010. She started providing psychotherapy in the mental health industrial complex working with women suffering from severe complex trauma, addiction, and systemic oppression.

03/12/2025

I did a thing!

Dear Aloha is a beautiful and heart breaking short film made by Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) filmmaker Cris Romento sharing stories of what it is like for some being of the Hawaiian Diaspora, or a Kānaka away from Hawai’i. As a fellow Kānaka, i know some if the struggle to well.

I wrote an interview article for her audience and the Hawaiian Diaspora lāhui on the impacts of generational trauma in the Hawaiian diaspora. Please read and share!

What is generational trauma for the Hawaiian Diaspora?

01/02/2025

I’m 42 today.

I’m grateful for these first few pictures taken today with my ohana, especially my dad, who came to visit all the way from Moloka'i only to develop bacterial pneumonia and spend most of his trip here in the hospital. I’m grateful he’s stable, out of the hospital, and on the mend.

There’s much I’m grateful for this year.

I’m grateful for all the time we spent outside connecting to the land.

I’m grateful for hula and my halau.

I’m grateful for trips to my ancestral homeland of moloka’i and to where I grew up (NYC) for my daughter’s first time.

I’m grateful for all the connections I made this year in the name of liberation- within the IFS community and with others within the mental health field.

I’m grateful to all the Kānaka, both in Hawai’i and in diaspora, who make me feel less alone on this reclamation of indigineity journey.

I’m grateful to my clients and consultees who have taught me so much.

I’m grateful to my fellow ifs therapists who donated their time too to supporting Palestinian activists in their fight for liberation.

I’m grateful to the IFS institute for letting me become a trainer knowing I’m ready to dismantle/decolonize the model.

I’m grateful to my husband and Keiki for everything they are and who they encourage me to be.

I’m grateful for hitting the ancestral healing hard this year.

I’m grateful for a strong body and my love of food.

I’m grateful for parents and friends who love and support me.

And I am so grateful to feel clear about my mission in this world to fight for collective care, collective healing, and liberation for all.

12/18/2024

Hey all, this IFS consultation group for IFS Level 1 or equivalently trained mixed race practitioners will be opening for its 3rd series starting 1/17/25!

This group is for you if you have multi-ethnic heritage, identify as multi-racial, and would love to be in an affinity space with others who get the complexities a multi-racial identity brings while also receiving IFS consultation.

Group will be capped at 6 participants and this group can count towards your IFS certification consultation hours. Its a space for both IFS consultation and being in relationship to parts of you connected to your mixed identity that are being impacted by or impact your work.

You may also work with clients with a multi-racial identity and would love consultation related to how to incorporate IFS in working with multi-racial people.

About me: I am a Certified IFS Therapist, IFS-I Assistant Trainer Mentee, Approved IFS consultant, and LPC supervisor. I provide IFS consultation and holistic psychotherapy through a decolonizing and liberatory lens, focusing on IFS therapy for multiracial people and BIPOC, therapy for therapists, complex/developmental trauma and perinatal mental health. I identify as a cis-gendered q***r multi-racial Kānaka Maoli woman in a light skinned body, a person who stutters, an activist and budding abolitionist, an artist, a dancer, a mama, an ex New Yorker, nature lover, chronic illness and complex trauma survivor and a highly sensitive person. You can learn more about me and the work I do at www.manacounseling.com/

To register and see full group description, click here:
https://forms.gle/2CGukzSawpUwGHXk8

12/04/2024

This ongoing group is for you if you have multi-ethnic heritage, identify as mixed or multi-racial, and would love to be in an affinity space with others who get the complexities a multi-racial identity brings. You may also work with clients with a multi-racial identity and would love consultation related to how to incorporate IFS in working with multi-racial people. Group will be capped at 6 participants and this group can count towards your IFS certification consultation hours.

This is the third series of this group, therefore some members may be continuing and some will be new. You are welcome to stay in this group as long as it feels useful and supportive for you as long as you are willing to commit to the whole session series.

Please note that this will be a group that is committed to not avoiding topics of global oppression or inequity because we understand that the systems of white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, transphobia, homophobia, fatphobia, anti-blackness, anti-semitism, islamaphobia and any other "isms" not listed here are the incredibly problematic waters most of us swim in. You are not expected to get everything right nor be perfect in how you show up when/if these conversations arise, but there is an expectation of willingness to turn towards these topics with as much Self-Leadership as possible while being with and speaking for parts of us activated by the topic.

Here is what you can expect from this group:

8 2 hour groups per series

A group of up to 6 participants

Brief IFS meditations/check in

Case consultation

Skills practice/experiential learning

Q +A’s/didactic learning

Speaking for and working with your own parts connected to your mixed identity and experiences that are impacted by or impact your therapeutic work

Every group member will have dedicated consultation time where they bring a topic/focus for consultation.

Please note - if you are wanting these hours to count towards IFS certification (recertification included) you will be required to utilize part of your consultation time for case consultation and application of IFS skills

Where:

Google Meet

When:

*All dates are Fridays 10 AM -12 PM MDT time, 2025

January 17th

January 31 st

February 21st

March 21st

April 18th

May 2nd

May 30th

June 20th

How much:

$720 via stripe. 1 full payment or payment plans of 2, 3 or 4 payments are welcome with no additional fees in order to reduce financial burden. Early bird discounts have also been eliminated to make payment more equitable.

Who I am:

Alexis Ornellas (she/her) is a Certified IFS Therapist, IFS Assistant Trainer Mentee, Approved IFS consultant, and LPC supervisor. I provide IFS consultation and holistic psychotherapy through a decolonizing lens, focusing on IFS therapy for multiracial people and BIPOC, therapy for therapists, complex/developmental trauma and perinatal mental health. I identify as a cis-gendered q***r multi-racial Kānaka Maoli woman in a light skinned body, a person who stutters, an activist and budding abolitionist, an artist, a dancer, a mama, an ex New Yorker, nature lover, chronic illness and complex trauma survivor and a highly sensitive person. You can learn more about me and the work I do at www.manacounseling.com/

You can register here:
https://forms.gle/QLFUqDZRooVTaSUH9

11/14/2024

This IFS consultation group for Mixed race practitioners Level 1 or equivalently trained will be opening for a third series starting 1/17/25!

It is for you if you have multi-ethnic heritage, identify as multi-racial, and would love to be in an affinity space with others who get the complexities a multi-racial identity brings.

You may also work with clients with a multi-racial identity and would love consultation related to how to incorporate IFS in working with multi-racial people.

Group will be capped at 6 participants and this group can count towards your IFS certification consultation hours.

About me: I am a Certified IFS Therapist, IFS-I Assistant Trainer Mentee, Approved IFS consultant, and LPC supervisor. I provide IFS consultation and holistic psychotherapy through a decolonizing and liberatory lens, focusing on IFS therapy for multiracial people and BIPOC, therapy for therapists, complex/developmental trauma and perinatal mental health. I identify as a cis-gendered q***r multi-racial Kānaka Maoli woman in a light skinned body, a person who stutters, an activist and budding abolitionist, an artist, a dancer, a mama, an ex New Yorker, nature lover, chronic illness and complex trauma survivor and a highly sensitive person. You can learn more about me and the work I do at www.manacounseling.com

See to register and see full group description.