Dr. Rita Martin, LPC

Dr. Rita Martin approaches counseling as a collaborative process in which therapist and client build understanding and trust, then work together to define current challenges and set practical goals for change. She emphasizes developing self-awareness and self-acceptance while empowering clients to replace self-sabotaging patterns with healthier choices. Her work is systematic and goal-oriented, with attention to both immediate concerns and long-term growth.

Dr. Martin earned a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services, Counseling from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in May 2011 and completed a Doctor of Behavioral Health at Arizona State University in December 2017. She holds the credential LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor - which indicates state licensure to provide counseling services and mental health support.

She is licensed with the Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners as Professional Counselor number 5115, and she also holds Professional Counselor licenses in Texas (LPC 83930) and Oregon (LPC C6691). Dr. Martin works with a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting and family issues, relationship and communication challenges, depression and grief, addictions, ADHD, sleep difficulties, anger, and compassion fatigue. Her approach combines clinical skill with a supportive, strengths-based stance to help people move toward meaningful change.