Martina Cisneros , LCSW

Martina Cisneros is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 21 years of experience, licensed to practice in both California and Texas. She creates affirming, culturally responsive spaces where diverse individuals can explore depression, anxiety, relationship dynamics, grief, and the aftermath of trauma. Martina centers her work on supporting people through life transitions, identity exploration, and sustained personal growth while honoring each person’s unique background and values.

Her therapeutic stance is compassionate and collaborative, drawing on evidence-based methods to help clients cultivate self-compassion, strengthen communication, reduce isolation, and reconnect with a sense of purpose. Martina works with a wide range of concerns including stress, intimacy-related issues, addictions, parenting and family challenges, career concerns, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and coping with loss or major life changes. She also attends to specialized areas such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, codependency, and blended family dynamics.

Based in Texas, Martina blends practical strategies with a respectful, client-centered approach to support healing and growth. In her free time she enjoys gardening, baking and cooking, reading, dancing, snow skiing, singing, exploring new cultures, traveling, camping, kayaking, volunteering, crafting, writing and spending time with family, friends and grandchildren.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Martina Cisneros integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and client-centered approaches into her online practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages acceptance of difficult thoughts and feelings while helping clients clarify values and take committed steps toward a meaningful life - it is often used for stress, anxiety, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and reshaping unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning, which can be helpful for depression, anxiety, and coping with change. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and collaboration so clients feel understood and supported as they explore personal goals and challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Martina works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress is made. This collaborative process helps tailor care to individual circumstances.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, Martina’s online options provide flexibility and accessibility for those balancing work, family, or mobility constraints. These formats make it easier to maintain consistency in care and to access licensed professionals from different locations, while allowing for scheduling that fits each person’s life.