About Rita
Dr. Rita Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She approaches counseling as a team process, working alongside clients to clarify problems and set practical goals.
Her style is direct and encouraging, and she focuses on helping people become more self-aware and change self-sabotaging behaviors. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief using methods that fit each person’s life. She also addresses trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, anger, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem challenges, and attention differences such as ADHD.
How Rita works
Dr. Martin uses treatments grounded in evidence and experience, including cognitive behavioral techniques, emotionally-focused work, hypnotherapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing. Sessions typically center on clear steps to reduce symptoms and build healthier habits.
She encourages practical exercises between meetings to reinforce progress. Clients can expect a collaborative process that balances insight with action. She pays attention to patterns that keep people stuck and helps create new ways of responding.
Progress is tracked through short summaries and agreed next steps after sessions. Dr. Martin trained in counseling at Northwestern State University of Louisiana and completed a Doctor of Behavioral Health at Arizona State University.
She holds LPC credentials in multiple states and practices from Louisiana while offering a range of online session formats.
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What Rita works with
The areas below are the ones Rita selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Compassion fatigue
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Dr. Martin often draws on cognitive behavioral therapy and emotionally-focused therapy in online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and uses straightforward techniques to change unhelpful thinking and habits. It is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and managing stress. Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people identify and work through core emotions that drive difficult patterns in relationships and personal reactions. It can help with grief, relationship strain, and improving emotional awareness.The right approach is something to discover together. Dr. Martin will discuss goals, preferences, and what has helped or not helped in the past. She uses that information to try a method, adjust it, and blend techniques so the work fits each person’s needs and rhythm.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflections, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people keep momentum when life is busy.
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