Stephen Openshaw PhD

Originally from Southern California, Dr. Stephen Openshaw received his Masters and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Purdue University in Indiana. On internship he helped military veterans with spinal cord injuries and other serious injuries requiring rehabilitation. He also focused on working with couples, and received extensive training in couples therapy. He worked with one of the founders of the UCLA Human Sexuality Program, at the Institute for Sex and Marital Therapy, learning to help couples with their intimate difficulties.

Before moving to Hawai'i, he practiced as a Clinical Psychologist in Fullerton, California. He continued to work with couples and had a general psychotherapy practice for many years. He was actively involved in various roles with St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton for 30 years, and was a member of the Medical Staff until 2013. After moving to Hawai'i, he worked as a counselor embedded in various Marine Battalions for a year at a time, including infantry, artillery and intelligence battalions. Dr. Openshaw lived happily in Hawai'i for six years and last worked as a Clinical Health Psychologist working with the Oncology Programs at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu. He is now retired and spent one year in Thailand and 1 1/2 years in Panama before returning to Honolulu, Hawai’i, where he now lives in Waikiki.

He released his second book September 2020: "Seven Choices: ISOLATION Keep Yourself and Your Relationships Strong During and After the Pandemic."