About Martrell
Martrell Kelly John is a licensed social worker who helps people facing hard life moments. She holds LISW-CP and LCSW-C credentials and brings seven years of experience in behavioral and mental health and hospice-related care. Martrell focuses on clear, practical support for stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship or intimacy concerns.
She takes a straightforward, compassionate approach. Sessions emphasize coping skills, emotional awareness, and problem solving. She helps people manage anger, rebuild self-esteem, and navigate career or life changes with steady, goal-focused work.
How Martrell works
Martrell has worked in hospice and end-of-life counseling and with populations affected by bereavement, foster care, adoption, disability, and educational settings. That background informs how she talks about loss, meaning, and practical caregiving stress. Her experience includes helping people who face compassion fatigue and complex grief reactions.
In sessions she uses a mix of clinical techniques tailored to each person. The work often combines short-term coping strategies with longer-term attention to values and daily functioning. Martrell aims for clear steps people can try between meetings.
She meets people where they are and focuses on what they want to change. The pace and goals are set together, with attention to what feels manageable. Many people come away with improved day-to-day functioning and a clearer sense of what matters to them.
What Martrell works with
The areas below are the ones Martrell selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Training and background
| Registers | LISW-CP, MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Carolina |
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Online support options
Evidence-based care and flexible online delivery
Many of the approaches Martrell uses focus on practical skills and processing difficult experiences. One common approach teaches coping strategies for anxiety and stress, such as grounding, breathing, and step-by-step problem solving to reduce overwhelm. Another approach centers on grief and loss work, helping people process bereavement, honor what they’ve lost, and find ways to adjust daily routines and meaning after a major change.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether to focus on short-term coping tools, deeper processing of trauma or grief, or a mix of both as needs evolve.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging can help with quick support, reflections between sessions, or when writing feels easier than talking. These choices make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and different circumstances.
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