Martina Cisneros, LCSW

Licensed in California · 21 years in practice

Martina Cisneros offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or big life changes.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 70335 · expires July 2027
LCSW, Texas: 69635 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1073760211 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 21
Languages: English

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About Martina

Martina Cisneros offers calm, direct support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or big life changes. She helps clients untangle relationship patterns, manage difficult feelings, and rebuild a clearer sense of purpose. Martina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - with 21 years of experience and practices from Texas.

She listens first and asks practical questions to clarify what matters most. Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit everyday life.

Background and approach

Martina draws on a mix of approaches to match each person's needs rather than a single method. Her work often centers on identity, sexuality, and multicultural concerns. She helps people who are coping with loss, addiction, or career and parenting stress.

Martina also supports those dealing with trauma, intimacy problems, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Martina uses tools from acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, and mindfulness. She combines these with a client-centered style that keeps the person’s goals in the lead.

The result is practical skill-building plus attention to personal values and meaning. Outside of sessions she enjoys gardening, cooking, hiking, and time with family and grandchildren. That balance informs a down-to-earth approach in therapy.

People who want steady, experienced guidance and simple strategies often find her style helpful.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Martina lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Somatization
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Martina names

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Online support

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Martina often combines acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most and take small committed steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and practicing newer, more effective ways of coping for symptoms like anxiety and depression.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Martina will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they decide which methods to emphasize and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video lets people work face-to-face from wherever they are, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging helps maintain steady contact between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Martina commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, ADHD, and life transitions among other concerns.

What is Martina's therapy style like?

The approach is collaborative and down-to-earth, blending client-centered listening with practical tools from ACT, CBT, DBT, and mindfulness.

How long has she practiced?

Martina brings 21 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - and practices out of Texas.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin therapy with Martina?

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