Matthew Martinez, LPC

Matthew Martinez, LPC, is a licensed professional counselor practicing in Colorado who helps adults and teens find steadiness amid stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and major life changes. Many of his clients present as managing responsibilities on the outside while feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected beneath the surface; Matthew focuses on making space to notice those patterns and to address them with practical, down-to-earth strategies.

He supports people working through trauma, self-doubt, recurring relationship patterns, and the everyday pressures of work, school, and family life. His approach is warm, direct, and collaborative - he aims to understand rather than judge, slowing the pace when needed to make sense of what is happening and to build tools that help clients feel more grounded and confident.

Before his clinical work, Matthew spent over 15 years in education, including roles as a high school principal and assistant principal. That background shaped his perspective on how stress, culture, expectations, and identity intersect with mental health. He draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy - a practical, skills-based approach - and relationship-focused work, and has completed Gottman Level 1 training to inform couples work around communication, conflict, and rebuilding connection.

LPC stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, a credential indicating formal training and licensure to provide mental health counseling. Matthew tailors therapy to each person he meets, adapting techniques to fit the client rather than fitting the client to a single method.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Matthew frequently uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a practical method that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and develop new skills for managing anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT emphasizes clear strategies and homework-like practice to create change in day-to-day thinking and behavior.

He also uses relationship-focused work, informed in part by Gottman Level 1 training, to address communication breakdowns, conflict, and efforts to rebuild connection in partnerships. This approach centers on improving interaction patterns and strengthening emotional understanding between partners.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative part of therapy. Matthew works with each person to explore what feels most useful given their goals, history, and preferences, and he adjusts methods as the work unfolds to find the best fit.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can happen over video calls, by phone, through live chat, or via text-based messaging - making it easier to fit consistent care into busy schedules, to access support from home, and to maintain continuity during life transitions. Licensed professionals, including therapists like Matthew, can adapt these formats to deliver evidence-based techniques in ways that meet individual needs.