About Cecilia
Cecilia Samartin helps people navigate relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She is Cecilia Samartin, LMFT, and she brings two decades of clinical experience to her work. Her approach aims to make change feel possible and practical for everyday life.
She centers sessions on what matters to the person in front of her. Conversations focus on current struggles and on skills that can be tried between meetings.
How Cecilia works
Cecilia uses a mix of talk and targeted strategies to help people reduce overwhelm and feel more in control. Her approach draws on narrative methods to help people reframe difficult stories. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior.
When helpful, she explores deeper patterns from past relationships to make sense of current reactions. Cecilia has experience with a wide range of concerns related to family of origin, attachment and abandonment, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, body image, and separation or divorce. She also supports people dealing with avoidant or dependent personality patterns, codependency, communication and commitment issues, and aging-related worries.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Cecilia aims to help people build clearer choices and healthier habits. She focuses on small changes that add up to better relationships and a steadier sense of self.
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What Cecilia works with
The areas below are the ones Cecilia selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | California |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s goals and experiences. The therapist listens deeply and reflects what matters to the client, helping them discover solutions from their own strengths. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns and manage stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Cecilia will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals and preferences. She typically blends approaches so sessions stay focused on what helps most in daily life.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter setting is easier to arrange. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while keeping the work consistent and actionable.
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