Noreen Joyce , LCSW

Noreen Joyce is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Hawaii with 40 years of experience supporting people navigating depression, trauma, serious mental illness, relationship and family-of-origin concerns, and complicated bereavement. She combines psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and existential approaches to design individualized treatment plans, and also offers hypnotherapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when clinically appropriate.

Known for a warm and empathetic manner, she works collaboratively with clients to clarify goals, address immediate symptoms, and explore deeper patterns that affect wellbeing. Her practice spans a wide range of areas including addictions, LGBT issues, parenting and intimacy challenges, anger and self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and coping with major life changes. She additionally focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, aging and geriatric matters, chronic illness and pain, codependency, divorce and family problems, and veteran-related concerns.

With a long history of clinical work, Noreen tailors interventions to each person and family, drawing on evidence-informed techniques and a thoughtful, client-centered stance. She looks forward to helping individuals move toward greater resilience, clarity, and a more purposeful life free from persistent emotional suffering.

Therapeutic Approaches and Remote Care

Noreen draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and EMDR to support clients in online formats. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, active listening, and collaboration so that the person’s own goals guide the work - it is helpful for relationship concerns, grief, self-esteem, and life transitions. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with change. EMDR is an approach designed to address traumatic memories and the distress they cause by using structured processing techniques and can be integrated into a broader treatment plan.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Noreen works collaboratively with each person to assess needs, preferences, and goals and then adapts methods to fit the client - together they determine which techniques will be most useful and when to combine approaches.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it possible to maintain continuity of care around busy schedules, provide timely support during difficult moments, and allow people who live far from Hawaii or travel frequently to access licensed professionals and therapists without interruption.