William Martinez , LCSW

William Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strains, grief, and addiction. He speaks English and Spanish and works with individuals facing parenting challenges, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and LGBT-related issues. He focuses on practical support and clear steps people can use right away.

He prefers a direct, collaborative style. Sessions focus on understanding what is happening now, identifying patterns, and trying small changes to see what helps. He uses straightforward tools to improve communication, manage strong emotions, and build healthier routines for sleep, eating, and daily life.

William draws on attachment-based ideas to address closeness and trust issues. He also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and elements of dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. For couples work he often uses principles from the Gottman Method to strengthen communication.

Over his career he has worked with people coping with trauma, abuse, domestic violence, and substance use. He also supports parents managing blended family stress, adoption or foster care concerns, and caregiving burden. He aims to make therapy practical and relevant to everyday life.

Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. People who want to begin can complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on the therapist's calendar.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

William commonly uses attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships and early patterns affect current struggles; this approach focuses on building trust, improving closeness, and understanding connection problems. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going, and it is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. He also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, to teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and coping with distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort. Sessions often mix techniques so people can test what helps and adjust the plan together.

Online therapy offers flexibility by letting people connect from different locations using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions can be lower bandwidth and easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels more comfortable than talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy life.