About Andrea
Andrea Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in California. She brings four years of experience in mental health settings and approaches each person with warmth and collaboration. Andrea speaks English and Spanish and focuses on practical, teachable skills rather than jargon.
Her style centers on strengths and simple tools people can use day to day. She helps people notice how their body and thoughts respond to stress.
How Andrea works
Then she teaches grounding and regulation strategies to reduce overwhelm and improve focus. Andrea commonly supports concerns like stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD. She also helps people facing loneliness, communication problems, questions about life purpose, multicultural concerns, and building self-love.
Sessions are aimed at building skills and increasing confidence. She often uses the Community Resiliency Model to guide work on body-based grounding and emotional regulation. That model emphasizes short, concrete exercises that can be practiced between sessions.
Andrea adapts what she teaches to each person’s daily routines and needs. People who prefer straightforward, skills-focused sessions tend to fit well with her approach. She keeps language clear and focuses on practical steps a person can try right away.
To start, she asks a few questions to match goals and plans sessions that fit each person’s schedule.
What Andrea works with
The areas below are the ones Andrea selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Evidence-based skills and online flexibility
Andrea often uses the Community Resiliency Model, which focuses on simple body-based grounding exercises. These techniques help people notice physical signals of stress and use short skills to calm the nervous system and regain focus.She pairs that with practical emotion-regulation strategies that teach how to name feelings, shift attention, and use brief coping steps. These approaches suit people who want concrete tools to manage anxiety, stress, and the ups and downs of life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, daily routines, and preferences to decide which techniques to try first. That shared planning helps shape sessions and the practice assigned between meetings.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and practice skills together. Phone sessions can work well when lower bandwidth or not being on camera is preferable. Live chat and text messaging allow quick check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, school, or busy home lives while still focusing on building skills.
Start online instead of waiting
Our partner service asks a few questions about what you are looking for and matches you with a therapist for sessions from home.
Book with AndreaWe will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you.
Common questions
What concerns does Andrea commonly address?
What is her therapeutic style like?
How much clinical experience does she have?
What credentials and where is she licensed?
Which languages are supported in sessions?
What session formats are available?
How are fees and payments handled?
What is the first step to begin therapy?
A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. Entries are not assessed or endorsed by this directory.
Other entries for stress, anxiety
Supportive LCSW helping people build strength and clarity
Practical, trauma-aware therapy for everyday life
Practical, relational therapy for life transitions