- Compassionate support
- Focused on coping skills
- Experience with trauma
About David
David Martinez is an LCSW practicing in New Mexico with 16 years of experience. He focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, bipolar concerns, and trauma. He treats each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. David aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is nervous about reaching out.
He has worked directly with adults and children who have faced serious mental health challenges and problematic drug use. His background includes running domestic violence programs, which gave him practical experience in how interpersonal family violence affects daily life. Those roles shaped his ability to respond to crisis and ongoing difficulty with steady, clear support.
In sessions he adapts conversations and plans to fit a person’s specific needs. He uses a mix of approaches that help people understand patterns, build coping skills, and find realistic next steps. Sometimes that means focusing on current behaviors; other times it means looking at relationships and personal meaning.
People often come with issues around grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, or trouble with self-esteem and intimacy. He also addresses concerns linked to caregiving, chronic illness, adoption and foster care, and attachment wounds. David pays attention to practical life changes alongside emotional healing.
He works in English and accepts international clients. If someone wants to begin, the process starts by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
He has worked directly with adults and children who have faced serious mental health challenges and problematic drug use. His background includes running domestic violence programs, which gave him practical experience in how interpersonal family violence affects daily life. Those roles shaped his ability to respond to crisis and ongoing difficulty with steady, clear support.
In sessions he adapts conversations and plans to fit a person’s specific needs. He uses a mix of approaches that help people understand patterns, build coping skills, and find realistic next steps. Sometimes that means focusing on current behaviors; other times it means looking at relationships and personal meaning.
People often come with issues around grief, parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, or trouble with self-esteem and intimacy. He also addresses concerns linked to caregiving, chronic illness, adoption and foster care, and attachment wounds. David pays attention to practical life changes alongside emotional healing.
He works in English and accepts international clients. If someone wants to begin, the process starts by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to therapist availability.
This summary is based on the profile information listed on BetterHelp.