Janet Martinez, LMHC

Janet Martinez is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on helping people untangle relationship stress, anxiety, grief, and trauma. She aims to offer a calm, nonjudgmental space where concerns can be spoken plainly and listened to carefully.

Janet uses approaches that emphasize the person in front of her. She draws on Client-Centered Therapy to follow each person's lead and Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at connection and attachment patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy tools are woven in when practical to build coping skills and manage strong feelings.

Her work often addresses family strain, intimacy-related issues, parenting pressures, and compassion fatigue for caregivers. She also supports people facing addiction, bipolar disorder, body image struggles, and the stress of life transitions. Additional focuses include attachment and adoption and foster care concerns.

Janet frames therapy as a collaborative process. She listens for what matters most, offers direct skills practice, and helps people try new ways of relating. Sessions aim to balance understanding painful history with workable steps for change.

Clients can expect straightforward language and practical tools alongside space to process emotions. Janet welcomes people from diverse backgrounds and will work in English or Spanish to meet individual needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on following the client's perspective and creating a respectful space where they guide the conversation; it is useful for people who want to be heard and understood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice what happens between partners or loved ones, which can be helpful for intimacy and attachment issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches concrete skills for anxiety, depression, and coping with stressful situations.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest which methods to prioritize. That decision is made together and can change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people keep workday breaks or caregiving routines intact while meeting with a licensed professional. If you prefer English or Spanish, mention that when you schedule so language needs are matched.