About Nereida
Nereida Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and phobias. She works with adults on parenting, relationship concerns, grief, anger, sleeping problems, low self-esteem, ADHD, and life transitions. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from Texas.
Her style is straightforward and warm. Sessions focus on what is most pressing for each person. She listens first, then helps build small, practical steps that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Nereida draws on solution-focused ideas and mindfulness to make change feel doable. She has 17 years as a therapist and nearly 25 years working in mental health settings. That background includes community clinics, nonprofit work, the criminal justice system, and independent practice.
Those experiences shaped her view of how social and cultural factors affect well-being. In session she uses client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral strategies, existential questions, and motivational interviewing as needed. That lets her tailor the work to each person's goals and pace.
She explains techniques plainly and checks in often to adjust the plan. Nereida aims to guide and encourage people while they take steps toward their goals. She helps parents manage parenting stress, supports people through separation and blended family challenges, and assists those coping with immigration issues or family of origin wounds.
Her approach balances practical skill-building with attention to meaning and values.
Approaches that fit online care and daily life
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person's needs. It helps when someone wants a supportive space to talk through worries and decide on next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety, phobias, and low mood. Existential therapy invites questions about meaning, values, and life direction to help during major transitions or when people feel stuck.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that suit their situation. If a technique does not fit, adjustments are made so the plan stays helpful and realistic.
Online sessions offer several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face-to-face without travel. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, flexible check-ins between sessions or when writing feels easier. These options help fit therapy into work, school, or parenting schedules while keeping the work focused on real-life changes.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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