Martina Cisneros, LCSW

Martina Cisneros is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than two decades of experience helping people navigate complex emotional challenges. Licensed to practice in California and Texas, she centers her work on creating affirming, culturally responsive spaces for a wide range of clients, bringing focused expertise in depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, and grief and loss.

She is dedicated to guiding individuals through difficult life transitions, identity exploration, and personal growth, honoring each person’s background and unique story. Martina pays particular attention to multicultural concerns, women’s issues, sexuality, and the stresses that come with major life changes, tailoring her approach to the circumstances and values of the person she’s supporting.

Martina’s therapeutic style is compassionate and collaborative, drawing on evidence-based methods to help clients build self-compassion, strengthen communication skills, reduce isolation, and clarify personal purpose. Whether addressing workplace stress, repetitive relationship patterns, or a desire for deeper self-understanding, she partners with clients to set practical goals and foster sustainable change.

Outside of her clinical work Martina enjoys gardening, baking and cooking, reading, dancing, snow skiing, singing, travel and cultural exploration, camping, kayaking, volunteering, crafting, writing, and spending time with family, friends, and her grandchildren.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Martina uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people build psychological flexibility by identifying their values and taking steps toward them even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, chronic stress, and life transitions by focusing on meaningful action rather than symptom elimination alone.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, skills-based approach that helps clients recognize and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and develop healthier behaviors. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping with everyday stressors.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Martina works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She partners with clients to adjust strategies over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Martina offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and access licensed professionals from different locations while working toward meaningful change.