- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness skills
About Austria
Austria Martinez is a New York licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with 13 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career concerns, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish.
Martinez uses an integrative approach that draws on cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered ideas, and trauma-aware practices. In sessions she helps people notice thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, and then practice different ways of responding. She also uses mindfulness skills for grounding and emotion regulation.
People often come to her feeling stuck after a relationship shift, job change, loss, or a sudden life event. She focuses on practical steps for coping and on clarifying what matters most to the client. Conversations cover communication patterns, attachment concerns, and ways to reduce overwhelming stress.
Her work also addresses abandonment, caregiver stress, financial strain, immigration-related concerns, guilt and shame, and midlife questions about meaning and direction. She helps clients talk through grief and trauma at a pace that suits them, balancing problem-solving with emotional processing.
Sessions are collaborative and aim to make progress understandable and doable. Martinez supports people in looking at next steps for work, relationships, or personal goals while paying attention to safety and emotional regulation. She meets clients where they are and adjusts methods as needs change.
How her approaches translate to online work
Austria Martinez uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and problems that respond to skills practice. She also draws on attachment-based ideas to look at communication patterns and how early relationships shape current interactions, which can help with relationship struggles and feelings of abandonment.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with clients to choose which methods to focus on based on the person's goals, needs, and preferences. That means trying strategies together and adjusting them when something is not helpful.
The way sessions are offered is not specified in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow quicker check-ins when stress spikes. They also allow using in-the-moment exercises such as grounding, breathing, and behavioral experiments between meetings to support progress.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, career challenges, and coping with life changes, plus related issues like abandonment and attachment problems.
How would she approach someone feeling stuck?
She uses an integrative approach that includes cognitive behavioral strategies, client-centered listening, and trauma-aware practices to help people notice patterns and try new coping steps.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 13 years of professional experience as a mental health counselor working with a range of stress and mood concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) licensed in New York and practices from that location.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions paid for and priced?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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