Martina Cisneros, LCSW

Martina Cisneros is a licensed clinical social worker with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She builds an affirming, culturally aware space where clients can talk through identity questions, life changes, and issues related to sexuality. Martina focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier and more understood.

Martina centers each session on the person in front of her. She listens for what matters most, then works with clients to set realistic goals. Conversations often include skills for handling strong emotions, improving communication, and reducing patterns that cause pain. She also supports people dealing with addiction, sleep problems, parenting strain, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her work draws on approaches such as acceptance and commitment techniques, cognitive-behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior tools, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. Martina uses these methods to help people notice thoughts and make choices that match their values. Sessions mix practical exercises with reflective talk so learning can continue between meetings.

Martina has practiced in California and Texas and brings two decades of community-based experience to her work. She pays attention to cultural background and life transitions, including adoption and foster care concerns, aging issues, and blended family stress. People who have faced trauma, abandonment, or complex loss may find the steady, goal-oriented support helpful.

Outside of clinical work she enjoys gardening, cooking, dancing, skiing, and time with family and grandchildren. Those interests inform a down-to-earth style that aims to make therapy feel like a manageable step toward clearer days.

How online methods and approaches work together

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help when people feel stuck by worry, depression, or big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and low mood. It is useful for stress, sleeping problems, and many practical concerns. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental relationship where the client leads the pace of sessions and feels heard before making changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martina will collaborate with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That conversation is ongoing, and techniques can change as goals shift or new priorities emerge.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow for brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Some formats may be better for quick skill practice while others suit longer reflective work, so discuss what will work best during the initial match and scheduling steps.