Martina Cisneros, LCSW

Martina Cisneros is a licensed clinical social worker who offers calm, practical help for people under pressure. She focuses on everyday problems like anxiety, depression, relationship stress, grief, and issues around identity and intimacy. Martina aims to make sessions straightforward and respectful so people feel heard and understood.

With 21 years of experience, Martina uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with acceptance and mindfulness practices. She helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, test new behaviors, and build skills to manage strong emotions. Sessions are collaborative - she listens, offers feedback, and practices new ways of handling problems together with each person.

Her work pays attention to cultural background, sexual identity, and life changes that can make coping harder. She supports people dealing with addiction, burnout, parenting strain, and the long effects of trauma and loss. Martina also helps with sleep problems, career stress, and questions about purpose and self-esteem.

People can expect clear goals and practical steps between sessions. Martina blends acceptance-based ideas with skill-building from CBT and emotion regulation methods drawn from dialectical approaches. This mix is aimed at reducing distress and increasing choices in daily life.

Outside of practice she enjoys gardening, cooking, dancing, and outdoor activities. Those interests inform a down-to-earth style that keeps therapy focused and relatable.

Using evidence-based approaches in online care

Martina draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns that fuel anxiety and depression. CBT often includes practical exercises and homework to try new coping strategies between sessions.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult feelings without getting stuck and commit to actions that match their values. Client-centered ideas guide the relationship by keeping sessions focused on each person's goals and experience.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Martina collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and preferences, adjusting plans as issues and goals change.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill practice, phone sessions can fit a busy schedule or lower bandwidth, live chat and messaging support brief check-ins and ongoing coaching between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into daily life while using CBT, ACT, and client-centered work effectively.