Cecilia Samartin, LMFT

Cecilia Samartin is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in California with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with people dealing with relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, low self-esteem, and major life changes. She also focuses on codependency and related patterns such as abandonment, attachment concerns, and communication problems.

Cecilia uses familiar human stories to help people make sense of what has happened to them. She draws on client-centered and narrative approaches to help clients name painful patterns and see how those patterns began. Sessions aim to clarify what a person wants from their relationships and life, and to build practical steps toward that direction.

Her approach also includes cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to try new behaviors in small, doable ways. Psychodynamic ideas are used when past relationships and early family dynamics seem to shape current choices. Solution-focused tools are introduced to set short-term goals and notice progress between sessions.

In a session with Cecilia, a person can expect straightforward conversation about what is getting in the way of change. She helps people practice saying no, set clearer boundaries, and notice patterns that keep them stuck. Work often combines talking about past influences with hands-on strategies for day-to-day life.

Cecilia works in English and practices in California. Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults who struggle with dependency, control issues, blended family difficulties, caregiver stress, and body image concerns. People are invited to begin by describing their current problem and a small goal they want to reach.

How her approaches translate to online sessions