Alyssa Martinez LCSW

I help couples and individuals navigate relationship and marital challenges, including rebuilding trust, healing from betrayal, improving communication, strengthening intimacy, and establishing healthier relationship patterns. My approach is trauma-informed and compassionate, helping partners better understand one another, work through difficult experiences, and build a stronger, more connected relationship.

I specialize in helping clients overcome codependency, unhealthy relationship patterns, people-pleasing, and difficulty maintaining healthy boundaries. Using DBT and other trauma-informed approaches, I help clients develop emotional regulation, self-awareness, assertiveness, and stronger boundaries while addressing the underlying experiences that may contribute to these patterns.

I specialize in the treatment of PTSD, trauma, and abuse, with advanced training in EMDR and trauma-focused therapy. I help clients process traumatic experiences, reduce distressing symptoms, and regain a sense of safety, confidence, and control. My approach is compassionate, evidence-based, and tailored to each client’s unique experiences and goals.

I use EMDR to help clients process and heal from traumatic experiences, abuse, PTSD, and other distressing life experiences. EMDR can help reduce the emotional intensity of painful memories, identify and reprocess negative beliefs, and develop healthier perspectives and responses. I provide a safe, compassionate, trauma-informed environment throughout the process.

I use DBT to help clients develop healthier ways of managing emotions, relationships, stress, and difficult situations. DBT can help improve emotional regulation, distress tolerance, communication, mindfulness, and interpersonal effectiveness. I use these evidence-based skills within a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to help clients feel more in control of their emotions, strengthen relationships, and create meaningful, lasting change.

I use CBT to help clients identify and change unhelpful thought patterns, beliefs, and behaviors that may contribute to emotional distress. CBT can help clients develop healthier perspectives, coping strategies, problem-solving skills, and more effective responses to life’s challenges. I use CBT within a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to help clients build confidence, increase self-awareness, and create meaningful change.