About William
William Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, addiction, and parenting challenges. He speaks English and Spanish and practices in California. William often supports people dealing with trauma, intimacy concerns, ADHD, and issues around identity and family roles.
William takes a practical, straightforward approach in sessions. He listens to what matters most and helps clients set clear goals.
How William works
Together they build small, doable steps to reduce distress and improve communication. He blends active skills practice with room to talk through feelings. His work draws on attachment-focused ideas and behavior-based tools to make daily life feel more manageable.
He uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot patterns of thinking that cause pain. He also brings techniques from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach coping and emotion regulation skills. For couples and parents, William uses elements of the Gottman Method to improve how people talk and solve problems.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is stuck and wants to change a habit like substance use or patterns of avoidance. Sessions can include practical homework and role-play to reinforce new skills. Clients can expect clear goals, routine check-ins, and a focus on what will help in everyday life.
William draws on years of work with youth and community programs to connect with people who are navigating big changes. He aims to create an honest, collaborative space to make progress one step at a time.
William lists 9 ways of working on the entry:
What William works with
The areas below are the ones William selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| 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
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early connection shapes current relationships and helps people work through fears of abandonment and closeness. It is useful when relationship patterns and trust are central concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and gives clear strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness; it is especially helpful for strong mood swings or difficulty managing intense feelings.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and daily life. Treatment plans are adjusted over time based on what helps most, so clients play an active role in shaping their care.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet: video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions when bandwidth or movement is a concern, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into work, school, or parenting schedules and allow practice of skills in real situations.
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