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Online therapist

Sherry Martinez

Compassionate, practical support for life changes

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Texas
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Sherry

Sherry Martinez is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people managing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and depression. She uses straightforward language and practical tools. Parents and caregivers looking for support with life changes or relationship and intimacy concerns may find her approach calm and steady.

She works with LGB T concerns and has long experience with mood disorders and addictions. She is based in Texas and practices in English.

Background and approach

Sherry trained later in life after a career in business management. She returned to school for a Master’s in Social Work and completed clinical supervision to earn her LCSW. Over a 25-year career she has supported people facing complicated mental health conditions and serious life stressors.

That experience shapes how she listens and plans treatment. Her sessions focus on clear goals and skills you can use between meetings. She draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness techniques to help people live by their values even when feelings are painful. Sherry values collaboration. She treats each person as the expert on their life while offering guidance and structure.

Conversations are practical and paced to what a busy parent can handle. Her background includes work with first responders, people coping with chronic illness, and those recovering from trauma or loss. This range gives her flexibility in tailoring strategies to everyday family and parenting pressures.

Therapeutic approaches for online parenting and family concerns

Sherry often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and teach practical coping steps. CBT helps people notice how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and then practice small changes that reduce stress and improve day-to-day functioning.

She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on what matters most to you. ACT teaches ways to accept difficult feelings while taking actions that match your values, useful when families face loss, illness, or big life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will talk with clients about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. Sessions are collaborative and may blend techniques so the plan matches real life demands.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and caregivers. Video calls and phone sessions allow face-to-face conversation without travel. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, easier check-ins between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep a steady pace of treatment while managing family schedules.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Additional areas include addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and goal oriented. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and mindfulness to build skills you can use day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of professional experience, including work with people facing complex mental health challenges and significant life stressors.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, TX LCSW 51193, and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are sessions offered online or in different formats?
Sessions are available by video call, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
Texas
Languages
English

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