Sherry Martinez, LCSW

Sherry Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Texas. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges related to identity and relationships. She emphasizes practical steps and steady support as people work toward clearer goals and daily functioning.

Sherry changed careers midlife, left business management, and returned to school for a Master’s in Social Work. She completed two additional years of clinical supervision to earn her LCSW. Across 25 years of professional experience she has worked with adults from age 25 through their 100s, listening to their stories and helping them move forward.

Her approach centers on collaboration. She believes people are the experts on their own lives and brings methods that match each person’s needs. Sessions often focus on skills for managing strong emotions, coping with life changes, and improving relationships and communication.

Sherry uses a mix of evidence-based techniques such as cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness, along with client-centered listening and emotion-focused work. She also draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people clarify values and take workable steps toward them.

People who contact her are guided through a straightforward start-to-therapy process. She supports those dealing with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric issues, chronic illness, first-responder concerns, and long-term mood or trauma-related struggles. The emphasis is on practical tools, steady pacing, and building on existing strengths.

How these approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values even when emotions are strong. It can be useful for coping with life changes, chronic stress, and meaning-focused concerns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches concrete skills for reducing anxiety, improving mood, and handling difficult situations. Client-Centered Therapy centers on attentive listening and empathy, creating space for people to find their own solutions; it supports healing when grief, trauma, or relationship issues feel overwhelming.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with each person to figure out which approaches match their goals, comfort level, and the problems they want to address. That collaborative process shapes what an ongoing plan looks like and which skills are emphasized.

Session format options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit visits into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, offering shorter check-ins when needed, or allowing sessions during a break from work. It also lets people keep continuity of care when dealing with caregiver duties, chronic illness, or mobility limits. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, breathing practices, and emotion-regulation strategies to the online setting so work from sessions can be practiced during the week.