Janet Martinez, LMHC

Janet Martinez is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, or trauma and abuse. Janet aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive for anyone looking for change.

She creates a calm, open space where people can talk about difficult feelings without judgment. Sessions are aimed at helping people sort through emotions, improve communication, and find practical ways to cope day to day. Janet listens in both English and Spanish.

Her approach draws from several commonly used methods. She works in a client-centered way, putting the client's priorities first. She also uses cognitive behavioral ideas to identify unhelpful thoughts and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions.

Janet brings experience working with relationship challenges, grief, compassion fatigue, addiction concerns, eating and sleep issues, parenting stresses, identity and intimacy questions, and career or life transitions. She also addresses concerns related to ADHD, attachment and abandonment, chronic illness, and blended family dynamics.

People who are coping with anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood concerns, or caregiving burdens will find a practical focus in sessions. Her goal is to help clients set goals, try small changes, and build coping skills that fit their daily life.

How Janet’s Approaches Work in Online Therapy

Client-centered therapy starts with the client's goals and priorities. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide what matters most to work on. This approach is helpful when someone wants a respectful, nonjudgmental space to sort out feelings.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting patterns of thought that increase anxiety or low mood and testing small changes. It often uses practical exercises to shift thinking and behavior, which can help with stress, depression, and worry. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, offers skills for tolerating intense emotions and improving relationships through clear, step-by-step techniques.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. Janet will discuss options with each person and help decide what fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change over time as progress is made.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed. Many people find virtual sessions help them keep consistency while working on emotional coping, trauma-related concerns, relationships, and daily-life skills.