Austria Martinez, LMHC

Austria Martinez is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings 13 years of clinical experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and focuses on practical ways to move forward when life feels overwhelming.

Her sessions aim to be open and nonjudgmental. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behaviors. Client-centered principles guide the way she listens and responds, so people feel respected as they work through hard topics.

Austria also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, and mindfulness techniques when they fit a person’s needs. She adapts methods to match what each person wants to work on and how they prefer to engage. This keeps therapy practical and focused on achievable steps.

She has experience with caregiver stress and issues related to attachment, abandonment, and isolation. Austria helps people cope with relationship communication problems, control and forgiveness struggles, money and career pressures, and post-traumatic stress. Her approach emphasizes collaboration and real-world skills for daily life.

People who come to her can expect a steady, empathetic presence and straightforward tools for managing emotions. Austria supports people as they set goals, try new ways of coping, and make small changes that add up over time.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice what matters most to them and take small, practical steps toward those values even when emotions are hard. It can be useful for stress, life transitions, and when feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) guides people to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. It often helps with anxiety, mood concerns, and daily coping strategies. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current ways of relating; this can help with communication problems, abandonment concerns, and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to try methods that match their goals, identity, and comfort level. That means approaches may be mixed or adjusted over time as progress and needs become clearer.

Confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, such as saving commute time, arranging shorter check-ins, or choosing a quieter time of day. It also makes it simpler to continue work when schedules change or during life transitions. A therapist and client can decide together how to structure sessions so they work in everyday routines.