Rieke Herrmann Marzouki, LMFT

Rieke Herrmann Marzouki is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) based in Hawaii who centers therapy on clear, practical steps. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other approaches to help people change unhelpful patterns and cope with hard situations.

She focuses on relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, anger, and stress. She also helps people facing anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, eating concerns, intimacy-related issues, bipolar symptoms, parenting strain, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and German.

Rieke emphasizes that clients know their own stories and strengths. She works alongside people to build on what already helps and to try new strategies when needed. That makes sessions feel collaborative and down-to-earth.

Her clinical background includes five years of professional practice as an LMFT in Hawaii, and she brings longer experience working with relationship and anger challenges. In sessions she blends approaches such as CBT, attachment-informed ideas, client-centered listening, DBT skills, and emotionally focused methods to fit each person’s situation.

Therapy typically starts with a short assessment and a plan focused on concrete goals. Rieke aims for straightforward tools you can use between sessions, along with time to talk through feelings and make sense of difficult experiences. If you prefer to speak in German, she can do sessions in that language as well.

How CBT and Attachment Ideas Work Online

Rieke often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and build new, practical behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday struggles because it focuses on small changes you can practice between sessions.

She also brings attachment-based ideas that look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That approach helps people understand connection, trust, and how they relate to others. Client-centered therapy is part of her work too, which means sessions begin by listening closely and following what matters most to the person.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about goals, try methods that could help, and adjust based on what feels useful. You and the therapist decide together which techniques to keep using.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets you work face-to-face; phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited; chat or messaging works for shorter check-ins or when typing is preferred. These options make therapy more flexible around work, travel, or busy schedules and let people keep momentum between sessions.