Myra Estella Ann Alves, LCSW

Myra Estella Ann Alves is a Hawaii-based licensed clinical social worker who uses cognitive behavioral tools to help people manage relationship stress and life transitions. She presents ideas in clear, practical ways and focuses on helping people notice patterns that keep problems repeating.

Myra draws on client-centered work to make sessions collaborative. She listens for strengths and priorities, then shapes goals around what feels most useful to each person. People can expect straightforward conversations about what is getting in the way and small steps to test new ways of handling things.

Attachment-based ideas guide her approach to relationship and parenting concerns. She pays attention to how past connections influence current reactions and helps people practice different responses. This often includes working on communication habits, control issues, or rebuilding trust after separation or divorce.

She also integrates motivational interviewing and psychodynamic perspectives when helpful. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify what matters most and boost commitment to change. Psychodynamic ideas help uncover repeated patterns that started earlier in life and still affect current choices.

Myra has nine years of professional experience and holds the LCSW credential, licensed in Hawaii. She frames therapy as a partnership where the person’s goals lead the work. The focus is on practical shifts that improve everyday life, from reducing anger to finding a clearer sense of purpose and self-love.

How evidence-informed approaches translate online

Myra uses cognitive behavioral practices to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors, which can reduce recurring stress in relationships and everyday life. Attachment-based ideas are used to look at how early patterns show up in current relationships and to practice different responses that improve connection. Client-centered methods keep the work grounded in the person’s priorities and lived experience so goals stay relevant and achievable.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She will discuss what feels most important, try techniques that fit the person’s goals, and adapt methods as progress unfolds. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that matches needs and preferences rather than assuming one way works for everyone.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone can fit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth needs, and chat or text messaging supports brief updates, homework, or paced conversation. These options help people fit sessions into busy days and continue work between visits.