Janet Martinez, LMHC

Janet Martinez is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 18 years of clinical experience. She offers calm, straightforward care for people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues. Janet speaks English and Spanish and aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful.

She focuses on helping individuals talk through family conflicts, grief, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. She also supports people facing addictions, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, and career or life-change struggles. Intimacy-related issues and relationship challenges are a frequent area of her work.

Janet draws on a mix of practical approaches when planning sessions. She uses client-centered methods to follow each person’s lead, cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and habits, and elements from emotionally-focused and dialectical work to help manage strong emotions. Existential ideas help clients consider values and meaning in their lives.

Her style is direct but warm. Sessions focus on clear goals and real steps you can try between meetings. Janet aims to reduce blame and build skills for handling conflict, managing mood, and improving connection with others.

Janet practices in Florida and accepts international clients. She encourages anyone ready to take a next step to use the site’s Start Therapy flow to find a time and match that fits their needs.

Approaches that guide online work

Janet commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to structure online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the person's priorities, which helps when someone needs space to tell their story and set their own pace. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and introduces practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, or change unhelpful habits.

She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotions feel overwhelming; these tools teach concrete skills for managing intense feelings and improving interpersonal effectiveness. Together these approaches give options for both understanding feelings and building skills to respond differently.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janet will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. She collaborates to adjust methods over time so sessions match changing needs and priorities.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - fewer travel needs, a quicker check-in on a work break, or the ability to meet with a bilingual therapist from another location. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and emotion-regulation techniques to the online setting to help people make steady progress.