- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Sarah
Sarah Martinez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida. She brings 12 years of clinical experience and a grounded, straightforward style to sessions. She focuses on practical steps that parents and individuals can use right away to reduce stress and manage overwhelming feelings.
She uses a person-centered approach to make space for what matters most to each client. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and change small behaviors that make a big difference.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy adds skills for managing intense emotions and improving day-to-day coping. Sarah has worked in a variety of settings across her career, including inpatient care, psychosocial rehabilitation, substance abuse treatment programs, correctional facilities, and independent practice. That range has given her experience with trauma, addiction, and life transitions.
She draws on practical strategies from several approaches to meet whatever challenge a person brings. In sessions she aims to be down to earth and direct. Parents often find her approach useful for handling stress, communication problems, and parenting pressures in simpler, doable steps.
She also addresses grief, relationship concerns, self-esteem, and mood issues like depression and bipolar disorder. Sarah values collaboration when building a plan. She works together with each person to set goals, pick techniques that fit daily life, and track progress over time.
She is open to working with people from outside the United States and offers English-language sessions.
What Sarah works with
Everything Sarah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Sarah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Sarah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Combining practical therapies for online support
Sarah uses Client-Centered Therapy to center each session on the person in front of her. That means listening first, following the client's lead, and shaping goals to match everyday life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot and change thoughts and habits that keep problems going; it is helpful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and mood management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) supplies concrete skills for managing strong emotions, improving communication, and tolerating distress without making things worse.Choosing the right approach is part of working together. She will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try techniques, and adjust methods if something is not helping. The aim is to pick tools that fit a person's routine and make progress feel possible rather than overwhelming.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be a simpler check-in with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text sessions work well for brief updates, skill coaching between sessions, or when scheduling needs to be compact. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy parenting schedule or work day.
Questions people ask about Sarah
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She addresses stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, compassion fatigue, addictions, relationship and family problems, grief, self-esteem, mood issues, and related areas listed in her specialties.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a person-centered, down-to-earth approach and combines practical methods from CBT and DBT to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has worked in the field since 2012, giving her 12 years of experience across inpatient care, rehabilitation, substance abuse programs, correctional settings, and independent practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - LMHC - and practices in Florida.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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