Austria Martinez, LMHC

Austria Martinez is a licensed mental health counselor in New York who draws on practical strategies to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and big life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and brings 13 years of clinical experience to each session. The tone she aims for is warm and straightforward. She focuses on helping people take small, manageable steps toward feeling better.

Her work often centers on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people spot and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She blends that with person-centered care to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where clients can speak openly. Mindfulness and trauma-aware ideas are woven into treatment when they fit a client's needs.

Austria helps with grief, career strain, and coping after loss or difficult transitions. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, caregiver stress, communication and control issues, and problems tied to immigration and financial strain. Mood concerns and post-traumatic stress are part of her clinical focus as well.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and tailored. She works with each person to set goals and choose techniques that match their situation and values. Practical tools, skill-building, and short-term strategies are blended with longer-term reflection when useful.

People who meet with Austria can expect clear, everyday language and a steady focus on what will help in daily life. The approach is flexible and responsive to each person's identity, background, and goals.

Practical approaches for online care

Austria commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life actions to change feelings and behavior, which can help with anxiety, mood concerns, and stress. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages people to clarify what matters most to them and to take committed action toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to each person's goals, try out techniques, and adjust methods based on what helps. That means starting with practical skills and shifting toward deeper work when it fits the client's needs and preferences.

Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video appointments let people use visual cues and practice skills in real time. Phone meetings work well when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat or text can support brief check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or ongoing reflection without needing to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work consistently from different locations.