Joe Martinez is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 15 years of experience.
01About Joe
Joe Martinez is a licensed professional counselor in Texas with 15 years of experience. He helps people who feel stuck by listening, asking clear questions, and offering straightforward tools. He focuses on practical steps people can use between sessions to feel better and move forward.
Joe believes people are the authors of their own stories. He looks for strengths clients already have and builds on them. He encourages small changes that add up, and he makes space for hard emotions while pointing toward useful action.
Background and approach
In sessions he combines techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches and acceptance-based work. That means noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing them against real life, and also learning to act on values despite anxiety or doubt. He also uses strategies from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotion regulation and from mindfulness work to help people stay present.
Many people come for stress, anxiety, depression, or relationship strain. Others seek support with work problems, feelings of isolation, intimacy concerns, or trauma and abuse. Joe also addresses issues like infidelity, process addictions, anger, and self-esteem in a direct, problem-solving way.
Sessions are practical and collaborative. Joe helps set clear goals, suggests skills to try between meetings, and reviews progress together. His style is steady and goal-oriented, with attention to the things that matter most to each person.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 59634 · expires November 2027
- NPI
- 1215702527 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Joe lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Methods Joe names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
These are the methods Joe names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice what matters to them and take action in that direction even when uncomfortable feelings appear. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and life changes where values and behavior need alignment. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them against real situations, with practical exercises to change patterns that feed stress and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships through better communication and distress tolerance.Choosing an approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and adjust methods as needed. That might mean combining ACT and CBT techniques or focusing on DBT skills for emotion regulation. The plan is reviewed regularly so work stays relevant to the client’s needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction for skill teaching and detailed conversation. Phone sessions work when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat and text-based messaging are helpful for short check-ins, homework support, or when a quick step of problem-solving is needed between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep consistent work over time.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Joe address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, anger, career issues, and related concerns such as infidelity, loneliness, men's issues, and process addictions.
What is his therapeutic style like?
Sessions are practical and collaborative. He focuses on clear goals, hands-on skills, and techniques you can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 15 years of professional work experience in mental health settings and with individual clients.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds the LPC credential and practices in Texas as a licensed professional counselor.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with him?
He is not currently working with international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do fees and subscriptions work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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