Prof. Yovanna Martinez, LMHC, MD, LCPC

Prof. Yovanna Martinez helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and draws on 25 years of clinical experience to offer straightforward support. Her approach is practical and focused on real-life problems.

She uses conversations tailored to each person. Sessions aim to identify patterns that get in the way and to build skills for coping and decision making. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is part of her toolbox for addressing thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety or depression.

Prof. Martinez also works from a client-centered stance, which means she listens carefully and shapes the pace to match what a person needs. Mindfulness strategies are added when attention and stress regulation are important goals. Motivational Interviewing and solution-focused techniques are used to set clear steps forward when people want change.

Her background includes long-term clinical practice in Florida and work with many common concerns such as addiction, trauma, relationship strain, sleep problems, parenting stress, career uncertainty, and compassion fatigue. She combines skill-building with practical problem solving so people can try new ways of coping between sessions.

People who choose her often want direct guidance, tools they can use right away, and a bilingual therapist who can talk through options in English or Spanish. She frames each plan around a person’s goals and updates it as progress is made.

How her approaches translate to online care

Prof. Martinez uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thought patterns and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions often include practical exercises and homework that can be reviewed during video or messaging check-ins. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers the conversation on the client's priorities and uses listening to build shared goals and direction.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then tailor methods over time. If mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, or brief solution-focused steps seem helpful, those options are blended into the plan based on what the person wants to try.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for longer sessions and interactive work, phone calls require less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and messaging lets people share progress between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or travel while keeping treatment consistent.