Nereida Martinez , LCSW

Nereida Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and parenting concerns. She works with adults on relationship pain, grief, intimacy issues, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, and life transitions. She also addresses ADHD and a range of family-related concerns including blended family struggles and communication problems.

She draws on 17 years of clinical experience in Texas and almost 25 years working in the mental health field. That history includes community clinics, nonprofit organizations, the criminal justice system, and private practice. Those settings shaped a practical outlook on everyday challenges and how social and cultural context affects healing.

Sessions focus on the person in front of her rather than a one-size-fits-all method. She uses client-centered work to listen and reflect, cognitive behavioral techniques to change patterns, and mindfulness to lessen reactivity. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas help people make small workable changes between sessions.

Expect straightforward, respectful conversation. Nereida helps clients set realistic goals and tries to break problems into doable steps. She adapts tools to fit cultural values, family roles, and everyday schedules.

She offers therapy in both English and Spanish and works with people across many life stages who want to cope better, feel more connected, or move through painful experiences. Her approach aims to be collaborative, practical, and attentive to each person’s priorities.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and understood; online sessions let the therapist respond and tailor support to each person's goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with practical experiments and new behaviors that can be practiced between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide which methods to try based on the client’s needs, goals, and comfort. That means starting with what feels most useful, reviewing progress, and adjusting techniques together as needed.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversation that mirrors in-person work. Phone calls require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Live chat or messaging supports brief check-ins, focused problem-solving, and ongoing encouragement between longer sessions. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around daily life and keep momentum between appointments.