Sarah Martinez, LMHC

Florida · 12 years in practice

Sarah Martinez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 12 years of experience.

License and registration

LMHC, Florida: MH13904 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1194084590 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 12
Languages: English

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About Sarah

Sarah Martinez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with 12 years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship and family concerns. She keeps therapy grounded and practical so parents and busy adults can use skills right away.

Sarah draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and other approaches to help people understand their feelings and improve connections. In sessions she helps people name what they feel, notice patterns that cause pain, and practice new ways of responding.

Background and approach

She also uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy for skills and coping strategies. Her background includes work in inpatient settings, psychosocial rehabilitation, substance abuse programs, independent practice, and correctional facilities. Those experiences shape a flexible, down-to-earth style that meets people where they are.

She has spent much of her career supporting people through grief, addiction, parenting strain, and life transitions. Sessions aim to be collaborative and tailored. Sarah treats each person as an individual and adapts plans based on their goals and pace.

She emphasizes clear communication, concrete coping techniques, and emotional awareness to help people make changes that matter. People who choose her often want straightforward guidance and practical steps alongside deeper emotional work. She welcomes those coping with depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, trauma, or relationship struggles and works to create a steady, supportive process for healing.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Sarah lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and label core emotions and patterns that cause distance or distress in relationships. Online sessions can guide that emotional work by helping clients identify feelings and try different responses in real time. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, accepting stance where the therapist listens and follows the person's lead to build trust and clarity. That approach supports people who need a steady, validating presence while they talk through hard topics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through concrete exercises and practice. Online formats work well for CBT because homework, skill-building, and behavioral experiments can be assigned and reviewed between sessions. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose one or two approaches that fit the client’s goals and preferences, and then adjust as progress or obstacles appear.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face connection and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and live chat or text-based messaging make it easy to check in or get brief coaching between sessions. These options help people keep continuity of care when schedules, travel, or location would otherwise make regular sessions difficult.

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Questions people ask

What concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Sarah works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, parenting strain, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder.

What is her therapeutic approach and style?

She uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered methods, CBT, and DBT skills. The style is down-to-earth, practical, and focused on helping people notice feelings and try new ways of responding.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 12 years of clinical experience working in inpatient settings, psychosocial rehabilitation, substance abuse treatment programs, independent practice, and correctional facilities.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, FL LMHC, and practices from Florida.

Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.

How does payment and cost work?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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