Martha McKenzie, LCSW, CSW

Martha McKenzie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with deep experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a warm, down-to-earth style to her sessions.

Martha returned to school after major life changes and earned a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Florida State University. She received her Georgia LCSW and has worked in clinical roles for many years, gaining a broad perspective on common life struggles.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral methods with client-centered conversations and mindfulness tools. Sessions are interactive and practical, focused on small, realistic steps that fit daily life. She also draws on motivational interviewing and narrative techniques when they help clients make change.

Martha has worked with a wide range of concerns across adult and teen populations, including ADHD, grief, trauma, addictions, parenting stress, and relationship challenges connected to family of origin. She has spent time supporting people with aging and geriatric issues as well as those facing career and identity questions.

She emphasizes collaboration: goals are written together so each person can track progress. Martha describes her style as casual, caring, and supportive, aiming to empower people to build routines and habits that reduce distress.

People who prefer Spanish may request sessions in that language. Her long experience includes work with community clients across varied settings, and she offers online formats to fit different schedules.

How Martha’s approaches translate to online therapy

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and experimenting with small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, low mood, or stress. It often uses short exercises and homework that fit well into weekly online sessions.

Client-centered therapy emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental conversation where the person sets the pace and topics. This approach supports building trust and clarifying goals during video or phone sessions.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. These short practices can be guided during a call or reinforced through brief messages between meetings.

Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and daily routines and then try methods that match what the person needs. Adjustments are made over time based on what helps most.

Online formats include video calls for more personal interaction, phone sessions when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support and quick reflections. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, or family schedules and to continue progress when travel or busy weeks arise.