Myra Estella Ann Alves, LCSW
Calm, practical support for life and relationships
Explore online therapy optionsWorks with
- Anger
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
How Myra works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Hawaii
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Myra
Myra Estella Ann Alves is a licensed clinical social worker in Hawaii who focuses on practical support for relationship and family challenges. She draws on nine years of experience to help people manage anger, parenting stress, and life transitions. Myra encourages clients to recognize their strengths and take small steps toward change.
She uses a range of therapy styles to match each person's needs. That can mean looking at early attachment patterns to understand current reactions.
Background and approach
It can mean using client-centered conversations to focus on what matters most to the client. It can also mean trying practical behavior-focused techniques to change unhelpful habits. Sessions are meant to be collaborative.
Myra works with clients to set clear goals and pick strategies that fit daily life. She encourages straightforward skills people can try between sessions, such as communication techniques and coping steps for intense emotion. Many people come for help with anger, communication problems, control issues, or the stress of divorce and separation.
Others want support with forgiveness, finding life purpose, or building self-love. Myra tailors the work to address the specific concern and the practical obstacles the client faces. Her approach values honesty and steady progress.
She aims to make therapy feel like a guided conversation where the client’s priorities lead the way. Myra offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
What Myra works with
Everything Myra lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Myra's practice.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
Approaches Myra lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In practice this means noticing how closeness and distance show up now, and learning new ways to respond that reduce conflict and intense reactions.Client-Centered Therapy puts the client's priorities at the center of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients set goals that feel meaningful and realistic.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers specific exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build different behaviors for managing anger and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match goals, comfort level, and day-to-day demands. That choice can change over time as needs shift.
Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever the client is. Phone sessions can work well when bandwidth or camera use is an issue. Live chat and text-based messaging offer quick check-ins, shorter conversations, or written reflections between sessions. These options give flexibility so therapy can continue even when schedules are tight.
Questions people ask about Myra
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She helps people who struggle with relationship problems, family conflict, parenting issues, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include attachment issues, communication problems, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, life purpose, and self-love.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends attachment-based, client-centered, cognitive behavioral, motivational interviewing, and psychodynamic ideas. The work is collaborative and focused on practical steps you can use outside sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with people on relationship and family concerns. That experience informs how she helps clients manage anger and stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Hawaii. Sessions are offered from that location.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.