About Georgina
Georgina Cortez is a California-based licensed marriage and family therapist with 13 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She writes in a straightforward way and focuses on practical steps people can try between sessions.
Background and approach
Parents and individuals often come for help with relationship and family problems and for support during life transitions. Her work centers on improving communication and building self-love.
She uses tools that help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-focused so progress is visible over time.
Georgina combines techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and solution-focused methods. That means she helps clients identify patterns that keep them stuck and then tries small, concrete changes that lead to relief.
She often pairs coping skills with clearer ways to ask for what you need in a relationship. Over her career she has guided people through bereavement, anger, and the strain that life changes create.
Her style is calm and direct, with an emphasis on practical strategies rather than abstract theory. Many people appreciate having clear steps to practice between meetings.
Sessions are offered in English and are delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Georgina uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and clients schedule appointments by completing a short matching questionnaire and choosing a time that works for them.
How her approaches work online
Georgina uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thinking patterns that worsen mood and anxiety. In plain terms she and the client identify unhelpful thoughts, test whether they are accurate, and try small behavior changes to reduce distress. This approach is useful for stress, worry, low mood, and self-esteem struggles.She also draws on Solution-Focused Therapy, which zeroes in on strengths and on what a small step toward a goal would look like. Sessions using this method focus on practical change right away and on building momentum with manageable tasks between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, adjusting what they practice as progress appears. That teamwork helps make sessions feel relevant and efficient.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and messaging helps with brief reflections or ongoing support. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, parenting, or other commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Anger management
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English