Dr. Rita Martin, LPC

Dr. Rita Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress and anxiety and helps them set clear goals for a better daily life. Her approach centers on building trust so clients and she can work as a team toward practical change.

Dr. Martin emphasizes self-awareness and self-acceptance. Sessions focus on identifying patterns that lead to self-sabotage and replacing them with manageable habits. She uses straightforward techniques so clients leave with concrete steps to try between meetings.

Her training includes a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services, Counseling and a Doctor of Behavioral Health. That background informs a blend of evidence-informed methods she uses in session. She draws on methods that help people reframe thoughts, connect with emotions, and practice new responses.

Typical concerns she addresses include trauma and abuse, parenting strain, low self-esteem, depression, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, grief, sleep disruption, anger, compassion fatigue, and ADHD. She aims to match tools to the concern and the person's daily life.

Dr. Martin prefers a collaborative, goal-focused style. She helps clients set realistic short-term goals and then checks progress together. This makes work in sessions feel like problem solving rather than just talking.

Approaches used online and what they do

Dr. Martin uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thought patterns and the behaviors that follow. CBT is often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep issues, and stress because it breaks problems into small, testable steps.

She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and name strong feelings and to learn new ways of responding in relationships. EFT can be useful when emotions drive conflict or when someone wants clearer connection in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client decide together which methods to try based on needs, goals, and what feels comfortable. That collaborative process includes checking what helps and adjusting methods if needed.

Confirm current session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when that is helpful, and remove travel time so people can use a lunch break or evening hour for a meeting. Talk with the therapist about which format and schedule would best fit everyday life.