About Martha
Martha Cobb is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina with 26 years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Her approach is warm and down-to-earth, centered on listening and practical steps that fit everyday life.
She aims to reduce isolation and help people build self-esteem and stronger communication skills. Martha works with clients on parenting-related strain, family problems, anger, and coping with life changes such as divorce or loss.
How Martha works
She also supports people facing issues like body image, caregiver stress, and struggles linked to ADHD. Martha uses several well-known approaches to shape sessions. She draws on client-centered methods to prioritize the person’s goals and pace.
Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small behavioral changes. Mindfulness tools and solution-focused ideas help people manage intense feelings and set clear, achievable goals. Motivational interviewing can guide decisions when someone feels stuck or ambivalent about change.
Martha combines these methods to match each person’s needs rather than follow one fixed plan. Sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Services are provided in English and operate under a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Martha lists 6 ways of working on the entry:
What Martha works with
The areas below are the ones Martha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 26 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
Memberships and registers are shown as supplied; they are not licences, and this directory does not verify them.
Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide what matters most to them. This approach is helpful for building trust, working through feelings of isolation, and strengthening self-esteem.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. Sessions often include identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying small behavioral experiments. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and managing stress in daily life.
Mindfulness techniques teach ways to notice strong emotions without getting swept away by them. Simple practices can reduce reactivity and improve focus, which helps with grief, trauma reactions, and impulse-related concerns.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they adjust methods over time so the work fits the person’s needs rather than forcing a single style.
Online sessions make that collaboration flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit quick updates, brief reflections, or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options help therapy fit around work, caregiving, and day-to-day life.
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