About Georgina
Georgina Cortez helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or life changes. She is a California licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of experience. Georgina focuses on practical steps people can use right away to feel steadier and more in control.
She often supports people dealing with depression, grief, anger, and struggles with self-esteem. She also helps people improve communication and manage family problems. Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, manageable changes that build confidence over time.
How Georgina works
Georgina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide sessions. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try new behaviors, and test what works in daily life. The work is collaborative and aimed at practical results rather than long lectures.
Her style is compassionate and straightforward. Georgina listens, asks useful questions, and helps people set achievable steps between sessions. She aims to make therapy understandable for someone juggling busy days and parenting demands.
Clients meet by phone, video calls, live chat, or text-based messaging. Georgina works with each person to shape a plan that fits their schedule and goals. Getting started begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for the client.
Georgina lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Georgina works with
The areas below are the ones Georgina selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 13 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
How CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Georgina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot patterns of thinking that keep them stuck. She guides clients to test new thoughts and behaviors and then notices what changes happen in day-to-day life. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on clear, testable steps.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy to quickly identify strengths and small changes that move a person toward their goals. That method concentrates on what is working and builds practical strategies people can use between sessions to see progress faster.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Georgina will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what helps most. The client and therapist decide together which techniques feel most useful and make changes as needed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, while phone calls work when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging can fit brief check-ins, journaling support, or times when typing is easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep work moving forward between sessions.
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