Nancy Martinez, LCSW

Nancy Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in New Mexico who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, grief, and trauma. She also supports those coping with family concerns, anger, low self-esteem, and life transitions. Nancy offers a calm, nonjudgmental presence and will listen as people sort through difficult feelings and choices.

She draws on five years of clinical therapy experience and a longer career in mental health to guide sessions. Her background includes a Master of Social Work with an emphasis on clinical work and bilingual/bicultural studies, and she completed a thesis project with pueblos in Mexico. That history shapes how she attends to cultural context and life experience.

Nancy uses several practical approaches in session, including client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), existential ideas, and Jungian perspectives. Sessions focus on everyday skills and real-life problems, such as managing mood, addressing addictive patterns, and coping with chronic illness or pain.

She can also offer therapy within a Christian and Biblical context when requested. Clients meet in a straightforward way: they talk about what matters most, try out new ways of responding, and practice skills between sessions. Nancy aims to walk alongside people with empathy and clear, down-to-earth guidance.

She sees adults aged 18 and older. If someone is looking for support with health-related challenges like chronic pain, illness, or disability, Nancy lists living with health challenges among her focuses and can help explore coping strategies and emotional impacts.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Nancy uses client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in ways that adapt to online settings. Client-centered work focuses on active listening and supporting the person's goals, which helps when talking through hard feelings or decisions. CBT breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches clear tools to change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, depression, and mood management. DBT offers skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance that help with strong emotions, impulsive behaviors, and addictive patterns.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative effort. Nancy will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and adjust methods over time. Together they decide which strategies to try first and check in on what is working.

Confirm available session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. They also let people use video or phone options depending on comfort and bandwidth. Licensed professionals can still teach skills, coach through exercises, and set practical between-session tasks in an online setting.