Finding a therapist who feels safe, compassionate, and genuine is an important step toward growth and wholeness.

Lisa Martinez grief therapist and LPC in Texas looking out over the desert to represent the path forward through grief.
Lisa Martinez grief therapist and LPC in Texas looking out over the desert to represent the path forward through grief.

  • NCC, CCTP, E-RYT 500

    she/her

  • LPC #93515 (Texas)

    • M.A., Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Messiah University

    • B.A., Cultural Anthropology, University of Missouri - Columbia

    • Gottman Method Level 2 Trained Couples Therapist

    • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)

    • Experienced Yoga Teacher, Yoga Alliance (E-RYT 500)

    • ACT for PTSD, Anxiety, Depression and Personality Disorders with Dr. Daniel J. Moran, Certificate

    • Trauma Treatment Certification: EMDR, CBT and Somatic-Based Interventions to Move Clients from Surviving to Thriving with Dr. Arielle Schwartz, Certificate

    • Cognitive Processing Therapy training, Certificate

    • Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy training, Certificate

    • Transforming Traumatic Grief with Dr. Kate Truitt, Certificate

    • Expertise in culturally-responsive practices

But it can also feel overwhelming…

In 2002, I lost my son Benjamin. That loss changed me… and it shapes every part of how I show up for the people I work with today. I'm not only a Licensed Professional Counselor with over a decade of clinical training; I'm a mother of six who knows, from the inside, what it means to carry grief and still build a full life alongside it.

Today I work with individuals, couples, and those navigating grief in all its forms — the death of a child, pregnancy loss, the loss of a spouse, a parent, or a beloved pet, and the quieter grief of an empty nest. I also support clients through trauma, anxiety, depression, and relationship challenges, using an eclectic approach grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-focused therapy, somatic and mindfulness techniques, Internal Family Systems (IFS), EMDR-informed techniques, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Focused CBT, and the Gottman Method for couples.

I earned my Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Messiah University, a CACREP-accredited program, and completed my professional training across the Washington, DC metro area, Colorado, and Texas. As an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), I believe the path forward moves through the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.

I strive to create a warm, inclusive, and supportive space where clients feel seen, heard, and accepted, exactly as they are. I believe every person has a unique story, inherent worth, and an innate capacity for transformation and growth.

Whatever you're carrying — loss, trauma, disconnection, or simply the sense that something needs to change — I bring both my training and my own lived experience to the work we do together.

You don't have to navigate it alone.

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