Georgianne Nacionales, LCSW

Georgianne Nacionales is a licensed clinical social worker who brings eight years of post-graduate clinical experience to her practice in Hawaii. She holds a Master of Social Work and a Master in Special Education, and she has worked in social services for nearly 20 years. Georgianne focuses on clear, practical help for relationship and family concerns, parenting struggles, motivation, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and related challenges.

Her sessions start as a conversation. She listens without judgment and asks questions to understand what matters to each person. Treatment plans are shaped around real goals you set together, like improving communication, managing stress, or building confidence.

Georgianne uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and client-centered work. She explains techniques in plain language and practices skills in between sessions so people can see change in daily life. The focus is on what helps you cope and move forward.

She also addresses specific areas such as addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, sleep and eating concerns, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and caregiver stress. Additional attention is given to family of origin problems, blended family dynamics, abandonment, adoption and foster care issues, and fatherhood questions.

Her style is collaborative and strengths-based. Georgianne aims to help people feel empowered and more able to handle life's challenges. She invites clients to set the pace and shape the work so therapy fits their needs.

How therapeutic methods translate to online care

Georgianne draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to guide online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and stress. ACT emphasizes values and committed action, helping people move toward a meaningful life even with difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Georgianne works collaboratively to pick techniques that match each person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts methods as progress is made. Clients help set pace, try skills between sessions, and give feedback so therapy stays useful.

Online therapy with her is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth work and skill practice. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging let people use short updates or work through steps between meetings. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around school, work, or family commitments.