Noreen Joyce, LCSW
Hawaii · 40 years in practice
Noreen Joyce is a licensed clinical social worker with forty years of experience helping people cope with depression, trauma, grief, and relationship pain.
License and registration
- LCSW, Hawaii
- LCSW-3693 · expires June 2028
- NPI
- 1386985315 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 40
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Noreen
Noreen Joyce is a licensed clinical social worker with forty years of experience helping people cope with depression, trauma, grief, and relationship pain. She works with clients facing anxiety, addictive behavior, parenting stress, ADHD, and mood-related concerns. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.
She aims to help people find clearer direction and reduce daily distress. Her approach blends practical talk with deeper exploration of meaning and choice. She uses client-centered methods to follow what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Cognitive-behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Existential ideas help people examine values, purpose, and life choices when those questions feel pressing. Sessions may include focused trauma work such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and elements of hypnotherapy when appropriate.
She adapts tools to the situation rather than relying on a single method. The goal is to find what actually helps, whether that is coping skills, grief processing, or rebuilding trust after loss. Noreen draws on long experience in behavioral health across clinical settings.
She practices in Hawaii and works with people from different backgrounds and life stages. English is the language used in sessions and she accepts international clients for online work. Her manner is warm and empathetic, with an emphasis on clear steps and honest conversation.
She encourages practical changes first, then deeper reflection, so clients can feel relief and move toward a more purposeful life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Noreen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
Approaches Noreen names
- Existential Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Existential Therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice, and responsibility. It helps when life changes or a sense of emptiness makes decisions feel heavy, and online sessions can provide space to think through values and direction.Client-Centered Therapy centers on the person in front of the therapist, using empathic listening and reflection to help people feel heard and make their own choices. This approach is useful for building trust and clarifying goals during video or phone sessions.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different actions. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with stress in a format that works well over video or messaging when homework and skill practice are part of care.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and the problem at hand, then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to a person’s needs and can change over time as progress is made.
Online formats offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or who live far from Hawaii. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion, phone sessions can be lower bandwidth, and text or live chat are useful for shorter check-ins or when writing helps process thoughts. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into daily life and keep momentum between meetings.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and intimacy questions, parenting strain, ADHD, bipolar and related mood issues.
How would you describe the therapist's approach or style?
The style is collaborative and warm. She blends client-centered listening with practical techniques and deeper discussion about life meaning.
What is her background and experience?
She has forty years of experience in behavioral health, working with people facing serious mental health concerns, grief, trauma, and family of origin issues.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Hawaii and conducts practice from that region.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted for online work.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist parameters. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to get started?
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