Dr. Kellen Imada, PLLC
Clinical Psychologist
Kellen Imada is a licensed clinical psychologist in both Washington State and New York. His work focuses on developing integration and authenticity from within. "Through this inward pursuit we are able to experience enhanced personal freedom, greater self acceptance, and an increased capacity to connect with ourselves and others."
Dr. Imada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. In addition to psychology he has strong interests in philosophy and art. His doctoral dissertation focused on the relationship between suffering and the misconceptions of freewill, duality and the self. Dr. Imada has lived abroad in Tokyo, Japan where he studied at Tokyo International University. He enjoys learning about different cultures and has had the opportunity to study with a multicultural emphasis in his graduate school training.
Dr. Imada obtained his doctorate in clinical psychology from the APA accredited Hawaii School of Professional Psychology in Honolulu, Hawaii. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California where he studied psychology and studio art. His internship and post-doctoral training were completed at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center, a federally designated medical center that serves disadvantaged communities and populations primarily of Native Hawaiian ancestry. Additional graduate school training focused on depth psychology taking courses through the Hawaii Institute for Depth Psychology and post graduate education in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy through the Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies.