Mercedes Martinez-Hannon, LMFT

Mercedes Martinez-Hannon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with three years of experience supporting teens and adults. As an LMFT she is trained to work with individuals, couples, and families to address patterns in relationships and personal well-being.

She has additional training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP), which brings attention to how the body stores and processes stress and trauma and complements traditional talk-based work. Her primary clinical focus includes stress, anxiety, trauma, and grief and loss, and she also attends to attachment issues, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and the development of self-love.

Mercedes practices with a compassionate, attuned presence, believing that being witnessed with care can open a path toward healing and transformation. She integrates body-oriented awareness with relational perspectives and other evidence-based techniques to tailor therapy to each person’s needs, helping clients navigate difficult emotions, restore relationships, and build more resilient ways of coping.

Trauma-Informed and Attachment-Focused Online Care

Somatic Experiencing is a body-centered approach that helps people notice and work with physical sensations related to stress and trauma. It aims to support gentle regulation of the nervous system so that overwhelming experiences can be processed more tolerably. Attachment-focused and family systems work examines relationship patterns and how early connection shapes current interactions; this approach can be especially useful for difficulties with closeness, trust, and relational conflict.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. Mercedes collaborates with clients to identify which techniques fit their needs, goals, and comfort level, adapting methods as trust develops and priorities change.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging - making it easier to fit regular care into a busy life. These options allow licensed professionals to maintain continuity of care, respond to changing schedules, and support progress from wherever clients are located within California.