Martina Cisneros , LCSW

Martina Cisneros is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and grief. Martina pays attention to women’s issues and to cultural concerns that shape each person’s story.

Martina creates a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name what’s hard and try practical steps to feel better. She focuses on clear goals like improving sleep, reducing anxiety, managing anger, or improving communication. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what each person needs.

Her work draws on methods that teach skills and build awareness. Martina uses tools to help people notice unhelpful thinking, try different behaviors, and practice staying present. She also supports people dealing with trauma, addiction, caregiver stress, and life transitions.

Clients often bring complex histories such as adoption and foster care concerns, attachment or abandonment issues, blended family stress, or the effects of caregiving. Martina addresses these alongside common concerns like parenting strain, career pressures, and changes linked to aging or health challenges.

Martina has practiced in California and Texas and holds a Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential. She blends practical skill-building with plainspoken conversation so clients leave sessions with something they can try between visits.

Online approaches that meet you where you are

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck and commit to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions where someone wants to reconnect with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like worry, low mood, or sleep problems. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person’s perspective and priorities, giving space to be heard and to develop self-directed goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martina will talk with each person about their struggles, goals, and preferences and then choose or blend methods in collaboration. That way the plan is tailored and adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video is helpful for full conversations and visual cues. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or messaging can be useful for brief updates, tools between sessions, or when writing helps you process. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while using the same therapeutic approaches as in-person care.