Janet Martinez, LMHC
A bilingual, practical therapist for life’s hard moments
Details
| Name | Janet Martinez |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Years in practice | 18 |
About Janet
Janet Martinez is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of experience. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable. Her style is warm and straightforward so people can say what they need to say without extra pressure.
Janet focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and parenting strain. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, addiction, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating issues, and career-related stress.
Background and approach
Her practice includes work around ADHD, bipolar concerns, and a wide range of attachment and identity questions. Her approach centers on listening closely and helping people tell their story differently. Janet uses Narrative ideas to look at the stories that shape a person, and she combines that with client-centered care to keep the work grounded in each person's goals.
She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when people need practical tools. Sessions may include short skills practice, reframing unhelpful thoughts, and looking at how relationships influence daily life. Janet helps people break big problems into small, doable steps.
She also offers work in Spanish for bilingual clients. Janet practices from Florida as an LMHC and has nearly two decades of clinical experience. She welcomes international clients and can work by video, phone, chat, or text when that fits someone’s schedule.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Janet works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Janet among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Janet directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Janet directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and Skills Work Online
Janet combines Narrative Therapy and client-centered care in online sessions to help people reframe their life stories and find clearer ways forward. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and asks where those stories came from and what other stories might fit better. This approach can help with identity questions, relationship patterns, grief, and meaning after trauma.She also uses client-centered methods that focus on listening closely and following each person's priorities. That means the therapist and client decide together which approaches and goals make the most sense for day-to-day life and longer term change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video works well for deeper conversations and seeing nonverbal cues. Phone sessions can be a good option when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat or text sessions are useful for short check-ins, skills practice, or fitting therapy into a busy schedule.
Janet approaches online work as a collaboration and will help pick the combination of methods and session formats that best match a person's needs, goals, and preferences.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Janet commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, addiction, and related concerns such as ADHD, bipolar, and caregiving stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and conversational, with an emphasis on listening and helping people reframe the stories that shape their lives.
How long has she practiced clinically?
She brings 18 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Can I work with her in a language other than English?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she can work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies by location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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