Therapist profile
Sandra Martha, LCSW
California
California LCSW - Anxiety and Self-Esteem
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- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, California / 120544
- NPI
- 1184472946
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Location
- California
About
- Stress and anger
- Motivation coaching
- English and Spanish
About Sandra
Sandra Martha is a California-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with three years of clinical experience and over a decade of professional work experience. She grew up in Mexico and moved to the United States at age 20. Sandra works with adults on concerns such as stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and coaching for motivation and confidence. She communicates in English and Spanish.
Her background includes assisting people affected by adoption and foster care, attachment-related issues, and family of origin problems. She also addresses relationship patterns like codependency, struggles after divorce or separation, and issues around infidelity. Sandra works with multicultural concerns, immigration-related stress, and matters tied to pregnancy and childbirth.
In sessions she focuses on clear, practical conversation and collaborative planning. She helps people identify unhelpful patterns, test small changes, and build skills for asserting needs and limits. When appropriate she incorporates approaches that are described in her training as evidence-based therapeutic techniques.
Sandra frames work with clients around goals such as improved mood, better stress management, and stronger self-regard. She uses straightforward coaching-style tasks when clients want help with motivation or executive functioning. People who prefer direct feedback and step-by-step practices often find this style useful.
Sessions are described in the profile as part of a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. Prospective clients should follow the online process to complete a matching questionnaire and schedule a first appointment.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and behaviour change. These approaches typically include teaching specific coping skills, practicing new ways of responding to stress and anger, and setting small goals to improve motivation and confidence. Such methods help with symptoms like anxiety, low mood, and difficulties asserting needs.Another common approach is attachment-informed work that looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. That kind of work helps people notice repeating dynamics such as people-pleasing or relying on others for self-worth, and then try different responses in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Sandra will discuss goals and preferences, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust the plan based on what works for the client. The process is practical and paced to the client's needs rather than insisting on a single method.
The original biography does not list which session formats are available. Please confirm the current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. These practical benefits often help people sustain regular work on communication, boundaries, and mood regulation.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Sandra works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression, and coaching needs. She also addresses related areas like codependency, adoption and foster care issues, and family of origin problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses straightforward conversation and practical tasks to help people change patterns. When clients need skills, she offers step-by-step coaching and feedback.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience and more than ten years of overall professional work experience. That clinical time is as a California LCSW.
Where is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a California LCSW and practices from California. Sessions and administrative details follow the online platform process.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking a first appointment.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is available during the sign-up process.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.