About Sonya
Sonya Martinez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people who are struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, and life transitions. Her approach is calm and direct, aimed at helping people make practical changes that fit their daily lives.
She creates an open, nonjudgmental space for clients to talk about what matters most. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, building coping skills, and trying small, manageable steps between meetings.
Background and approach
Sonya encourages people to set realistic goals and tracks progress together. Her background includes a decade of work supporting people facing grief, addiction, caregiver stress, and career pressures. She also works with concerns like low self-esteem, anger, and chronic health challenges.
That experience means she brings many practical tools rather than only conversation. Sonya uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted to each person. She listens for what feels most useful, then introduces exercises and homework that are straightforward to apply.
Over time clients learn new habits for thinking, planning, and connecting with others. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sonya describes therapy as a partnership where people move at a pace that feels doable.
She supports parents and professionals who want clearer routines, better focus, and less overwhelm.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Sonya uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One common approach focuses on building practical coping skills to manage anxiety and ADHD-related challenges; this involves breaking tasks into smaller steps, practicing attention strategies, and creating routines that reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on mood and behavior change for depression and bipolar concerns by tracking thoughts and activities, identifying unhelpful patterns, and testing small behavior changes to improve daily functioning.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Sonya works with clients to identify goals and preferences, then tries methods that match those priorities. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques based on what helps the person make steady, realistic progress.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls let clients work face-to-face from wherever they are. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support ongoing coaching, quick skill practice, or brief reflections between sessions. Together these formats make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, and caregiving routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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