- Grief and loss
- Self esteem work
- Social anxiety support
About Charmagne
Charmagne Kimhan is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Hawaii with 10 years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with relationship strain, family concerns, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also works with issues like communication problems, guilt and shame, isolation or loneliness, life purpose questions, and social anxiety and phobia.
She keeps sessions direct and conversational. Clients can expect to talk through recent events and long-standing patterns that affect daily life. She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings, and behavior link together and looks for small, practical steps people can try between sessions.
Charmagne values straightforward feedback and concrete goals. She checks in about what’s working and what needs to change as therapy progresses. Sessions tend to focus on improving communication, rebuilding confidence, and developing coping skills for difficult moments.
Her background includes a decade of clinical work in Hawaii, giving her experience with a broad range of personal and relational problems. That experience shapes how she helps people set realistic goals and try approaches that fit their day-to-day life.
People usually begin by describing the problem that brought them in. From there she and the client map out a plan with clear steps and short-term goals. The aim is practical improvement in how people manage relationships, grief, and the stresses of life change.
How evidence-based techniques can work online
Two commonly used evidence-based techniques are practical for the concerns she lists. Cognitive approaches focus on noticing thinking patterns that maintain anxiety or low self-esteem and practicing new ways of thinking. These methods can help with social anxiety, shame, and confidence by breaking down feared situations into small, manageable steps.Behavioral approaches encourage trying specific actions between sessions, such as gradual exposure to social situations or communication exercises. Those small experiments build experience and provide concrete data to discuss in the next meeting. Each technique is presented in plain language so clients know what to try and why it might help.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose techniques that match their situation, goals, and preferences. That may mean adjusting methods over time based on what the client notices and what feels doable.
The original biography does not list which session formats are used. Please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether sessions are by video, phone, or in person. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-in sessions when needed, and remove travel time, which helps people try consistent, frequent practice between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Hawaii
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with relationship strain, family concerns, grief and loss, low self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Social anxiety and phobia are listed among her additional focus areas.
What is her approach in sessions?
Sessions are conversational and focused on practical steps. She links thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and works toward clear, achievable goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience working in clinical settings. That background informs how she helps clients set and reach short-term goals.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Hawaii. Her practice is based in Hawaii.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current online and in-person options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided through the service when you sign up.
How do I begin a first session?
Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session. That process starts the intake and scheduling steps.