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Supporting Sensitive and Empathic Individuals
in Resolving Anxiety and Stress

Find lasting relief from recurring discomfort and emotional challenges with a gentle and effective approach that helps you feel more grounded and at ease in your daily life.

Who I Support

I support individuals who are highly perceptive, thoughtful, and deeply affected by the world around them, often showing kindness and care for others. My clients often identify with:

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  • Feeling different or misunderstood by family or peers growing up.

  • Experiencing recurring anxiety, stress, or discomfort in social, professional, or personal relationships and daily life.

  • Struggling with self-doubt or self-judgment.

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

  • Struggling to move forward due to unresolved emotions from past experiences.

 

I work with clients from a wide range of cultural and personal backgrounds, with careful attention to how each individual’s unique experiences, relationships, and values shape their emotional challenges. Together, we explore these challenges in a safe, supportive space that fosters personal growth and emotional well-being.

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I work with clients locally in Brunswick, Maine, and remotely across the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Is This Work For You?

Living In Clarity is for sensitive and empathic individuals who want to:

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  • Break free from recurring anxiety, self-doubt, and second-guessing to feel more assured and at ease with themselves.

  • Resolve communication and relationship challenges with family, friends, or colleagues.

  • Overcome social discomfort and anxiety, feeling more relaxed and comfortable in interactions and environments.

  • Move beyond people-pleasing tendencies to confidently honor their own needs and desires without guilt or fear of rejection.

  • Find practical ways to manage overwhelm and create a life that feels balanced and true to who they are.

  • Make decisions about life with a sense of clarity, assurance, and direction.

  • Discover people, places, and experiences that bring connection, joy, and support.

 

If you're seeking a way to better understand your experiences and move toward meaningful change, this work offers a supportive, collaborative space to grow.

Who I Support
A Thoughtful Approach to Resolving Challenges

Through a blend of proven methods and compassionate support, I help sensitive and empathic individuals address the root causes of recurring anxiety, stress, and self-doubt. Together, we work toward creating personal growth, meaningful connection, and a sense of balance and ease in daily life.

A Collaborative Process for Understanding and Growth

Through coaching, I provide insights and perspectives that help you better understand the experiences, beliefs, and patterns shaping your challenges. Together, we uncover the deeper influences behind your struggles — whether they stem from past experiences, relationships, or environments — and work toward creating lasting change. This process is tailored to your needs, empowering you to set your own goals and take steps that align with your values.

Fostering Meaningful Change, One Step at a Time

True change doesn’t happen all at once. Instead of overwhelming you with everything at once, we focus on specific challenges — such as releasing self-doubt, navigating relationships, or addressing recurring triggers — step by step. This approach ensures tangible progress while helping you feel more grounded and in control of your path forward.

Recognizing the Role of Sensitivity and Empathy

Sensitivity and empathy are unique qualities that bring depth and awareness but can also intensify emotional challenges. Together, we’ll explore how these traits influence your experiences, uncovering their role in shaping both the difficulties you face and the opportunities for creating a life that feels aligned and fulfilling to you.

Honoring Your Unique Path

Every person is different, and I meet each client where they are. Whether you’re seeking to navigate emotional triggers, better understand your relationships, or trust your own inner wisdom, I tailor my approach to resonate with your unique experiences, offering support that feels safe and aligned with your needs.

Meet Akiyo Kodera

Anxiety & Stress Resolution Coach | Identity Coach | Certified EFT Practitioner

I understand how overwhelming recurring anxiety and stress can feel as a sensitive, empathic person. Through my gentle and collaborative approach, I help clients uncover and resolve emotional patterns, supporting them in feeling more at ease and balanced in their daily lives.

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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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Gentle Support to Get You Started

Feeling unsure but curious? Let’s take one small step together. This session is a supportive space to explore what’s been challenging you lately — from situations giving you anxiety and stress to decisions you’re unsure how to navigate.

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Together, we’ll uncover new possibilities for moving forward in a way that feels safe, aligned, and entirely at your pace.

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Click below to begin with understanding and gentle guidance.

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