Serena Martinez, LMSW, Clinical Social Worker   in New York

Serena Martinez (they/them)

LMSW
Accepting Clients

https://www.theexpansivegroup.com/team/serena-martinez

Clinical Social Worker in New York

Services
  • Individual
  • Couples

About My Clients

I predominantly work with members of the LGBTQIA+ community, especially trans* and gender expensive folks. I have in depth experience working with clients with chronic illness, grief, anxiety, depression, life transitions, gender affirming care, medical anxiety, and identity exploration.

My Background and Approach

Whether you have more questions about yourself than answers, you have spent years editing yourself and shrinking your desires, or you carry the quiet exhaustion of living in a world that offers too little care, I am here to hold space for your needs. My style is conversational, collaborative, and led by consent. Always at your pace, I will walk alongside you with curiosity instead of judgement. I invite you to bring any parts of you that want to be held, even if they feel contradictory, raw, unfinished, or too much. No theory holds more weight than your words and experiences, but I approach this work through an intersectional lens informed by critical race, queer, abolitionist, and feminist theory. Depending on your needs, I incorporate mindfulness, narrative, somatic, relational, art, and EMDR therapy. With that said, my approach to therapy is about honoring you first.

My Personal Beliefs and Interests

I found my voice as an advocate, organizer, educator, artist, and therapist by following the joyous liberatory resilience of my community in times of difficulty. I would be honored to help you find your voice in whatever manner that means to you.

Techniques I Use

Specialties
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Narrative Therapy Psychodynamic Therapy
Other Techniques
  • Coaching
  • Culturally Sensitive Therapy
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Feminist Therapy
  • Harm Reduction Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Relational Therapy
  • Somatic Therapy: Body-Based Healing for Emotional Trauma
  • Trauma Therapy

Issues I Treat

Specialties
Gender Identity Therapy LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists Polyamorous and Open Relationships
Other Issues
  • Anxiety
  • Attachment
  • Chronic Pain or Illness
  • Depression
  • Family Conflict
  • Gender Identity Therapy
  • Grief or Loss
  • Historical/ Intergenerational Trauma
  • LGBTQ-Friendly Therapists
  • Polyamorous and Open Relationships
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Racial Identity
  • Relationship Issues
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sexual Abuse or Assault
  • Systemic Oppression Therapy
Insurance Plans Accepted
  • Aetna
I offer online counseling in the following states:

At A Glance

  • Experience: Less than a year
  • Languages: English

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