- 21 years experience
- Focus on sleep
- LCSW in Texas
About Martina
Martina Cisneros is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who struggle with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep problems, and relationship or intimacy issues. She creates an affirming space where people can talk about identity, sexuality, and life transitions without judgment.
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She uses techniques drawn from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, and mindfulness. Sessions include clear, simple strategies to manage difficult thoughts, reduce overwhelm, and improve daily routines that affect sleep and rest.
Martina pays attention to cultural background and life context. She often helps clients facing caregiver stress, adoption and foster care questions, attachment and abandonment concerns, and major life changes like divorce or career shifts. She also supports people dealing with addiction, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
Clients can expect conversations that build self-compassion and better communication skills. Martina emphasizes practical tools for coping, steps to improve sleep habits, and working through painful emotions at a steady pace. She blends empathic listening with goal-focused work to help people move forward.
Outside of practice she spends time gardening, cooking, singing, and camping with family and grandchildren. Her broad life interests inform a warm, down-to-earth style that many people find approachable and steady.
How Martina's approaches translate to online work
Martina uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in straightforward ways online. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose values-based actions, which can reduce avoidance and improve daily routines like sleep. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thought patterns and changing behaviors that keep stress and insomnia going, offering practical steps to try between sessions.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they will shape a plan that mixes listening, skill practice, and small homework tasks to test what works.
Confirm the available session formats before booking so expectations match scheduling. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use tools like guided mindfulness exercises during or between meetings. These practical benefits help therapy fit into daily life while focusing on better sleep, less reactivity, and clearer steps toward change.
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Experience
21+ years
Credentials
California, Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Martina commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, sleep and relationship or intimacy issues. She also supports those facing parenting strain, caregiver stress, addiction, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and identity-related questions.
What is Martina's therapeutic style and approach?
Her style is compassionate and collaborative, blending acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, client-centered work, and mindfulness. She focuses on practical steps and developing coping skills that fit everyday life.
How many years of clinical experience does she have?
She has 21 years of experience working with people through complex emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds an LCSW and practices in Texas. She is licensed to practice in California and Texas as a clinical social worker.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with this therapist?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does payment or cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Martina?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.