Sherry Martinez , LCSW

Sherry Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Texas with 25 years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and relationship concerns. She holds a Master of Social Work and completed two additional years of clinical supervision to earn her LCSW credential. She is also a Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional, a certification that reflects focused training in evidence-based approaches for treating anxiety disorders.

Sherry changed careers in her forties, leaving business management to pursue social work after seeking more meaningful, purpose-driven work. That transition included returning to school and committing to supervised clinical training, a path that informs her practical and empathetic approach to therapy. She has extensive experience supporting people across a wide age range - from their mid-twenties to over one hundred - and has worked with clients from diverse backgrounds and life circumstances.

Her clinical experience includes treating complex mood and psychotic-spectrum conditions such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and schizoaffective disorder, as well as personality disorders. She focuses on helping clients build on their existing strengths, guiding them through coping with life changes, addiction, intimacy and family challenges, compassion fatigue, and identity-related concerns. Sherry approaches therapy with the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and offers supportive, strengths-based care to assist clients in moving toward a more fulfilling life.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and committing to small, meaningful actions. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaching practical skills to change them. CBT is commonly applied for anxiety, depression, and challenges related to coping and mood regulation.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathic listening and building a collaborative relationship in which the therapist follows the client's lead. This approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem, and relationship or identity-related concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Sherry works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting strategies over time to match what proves most helpful.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access licensed professionals from different locations while working toward meaningful change.