Creating Calm & Confidence

07/08/2024

* LINK IN BIO* Have you heard of this? I was recently interviewed by SELF to share my thoughts on this self-help approach to shift one’s fears and beliefs around social rejection. Give it a read and tell me what you think…would you do this? Why or why not?

07/08/2024

Hey friends, I was recently featured in an interview in SELF magazine about this TikTok trend. Have you heard of it...and would you do it?

We asked experts if asking for a “burger refill” or latte discount is legit.

03/14/2024

Hi friends, for those of you who are on Instagram, come check out my Live coming up next Monday! We’re going to be talking all about neurodiversity and neurodivergence (and why those two are NOT the same thing!). You can find me there at . Thanks for your support of my *humble* lil Instagram!💙

03/14/2024

So, what IS neurodiversity (hint: it’s not the same as neurodivergence!)? We’re unpacking lots of the misconceptions and offering much-needed clarifying info around ND for clinicians and laypeople alike. Join us for an affirming and enlightening conversation! Link in bio.

Catherine Smith, PsyD () is a licensed clinical psychologist & LMFT who practices trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, ND friendly psychotherapy & diagnostics in Los Angeles, CA. She helps people identify & release unconscious patterns that no longer serve them, so they can understand themselves better & create more ease in life.

I’m Elisa Martínez, LMFT (she/her/ella) an online psychotherapist in CA and SC who provides affirming, specialized psychotherapy for anxious thinkers and insecure feelers. I love helping people heal anxiety, trauma and their “inner critics” safely, non-judgmentally and compassionately! Click link in bio to learn more about me.
   

03/14/2024

So, what IS neurodiversity (hint: it’s not the same as neurodivergence!)? We’re unpacking lots of the misconceptions and offering much-needed clarifying info around ND for clinicians and laypeople alike! Join us for an affirming and enlightening conversation! Link in bio.

Catherine Smith, PsyD () is a licensed clinical psychologist & LMFT who practices trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, ND friendly psychotherapy & diagnostics in Los Angeles, CA. She helps people identify & release unconscious patterns that no longer serve them, so they can understand themselves better & create more ease in life.

I’m Elisa Martínez, LMFT (she/her/ella) an online psychotherapist in CA and SC who provides affirming, specialized psychotherapy for anxious thinkers and insecure feelers. I love helping people heal anxiety, trauma and their “inner critics” safely, non-judgmentally and compassionately! Click link in bio to learn more about me!
   

03/07/2024

What is the “mother wound”? Join Marcelle Little, Mother-Daughter Coach and LMFT and I as we explore the complex and often-complicated relationships between mothers and daughters, and the attachment wounding that can result.

Marcelle () is dedicated to empowering women to heal their family line of trauma, overcome people pleasing, and have healthy, thriving relationships with themselves, their mothers and partners.

I (Elisa Martínez, LMFT) am a licensed online psychotherapist who helps anxious thinkers and introspective, insecure feelers re-connect with the grounded calm and inner confidence that are their birthright. I love empowering people to heal their anxiety, trauma, and burnout - and transform their “inner critics” into fierce, loving allies! Click the link in the bio to learn more about me.

02/05/2024

Think tarot is just about fortune-telling? Think again!

Join Dreya Blume, LCSW and I as we explore how tarot can be a wonderful tool to promote growth and healing in therapy - and beyond!

Your host: Elisa Martínez, LMFT is an online psychotherapist for anxious thinkers and self-critical achievers who feel like they’re not quite “enough.” A recovering perfectionist and anxiety and trauma survivor herself, she helps worriers and those with over-active “inner critics” to find sustainable inner calm and grounded self-confidence. Click link in bio to learn more about Elisa!

Dreya Blume, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and author of “The Tarot Activity Book.” She loves using the tarot with her therapy clients and teaches other therapists how to do the same! To learn more about Dreya
and her offerings, check her out .blume!

Helpful books:

- 78 Degrees of Wisdom, by Rachel Pollack

- Tarot for Yourself, by Mary Greer

- 21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card, by Mary Greer

- Learning the Tarot, by Joan Bunning

07/13/2023

Loving the bougainvillea and this color! My work day has ended and I’m feeling grateful as I reflect upon the wonderful people that I get to have as my clients.

I’m a therapist. The inner world is familiar terrain for me. As a therapist, I have the privilege of accompanying and guiding people as they go within to embark on their healing journeys. I sometimes imagine that I’m a sort of scuba instructor, teaching and guiding people to dive to the depths to unearth and heal what lies beneath…and to discover the treasure that awaits them there. 💜

06/10/2023

Me and my best boy. ❤️

06/08/2023

How can 1st and 2nd-generation adults navigate cultural expectations, the pressure to "do well" and their own wants and needs?

Allison Ly, LCSW (she/her) is a licensed mental health therapist who helps 1st and 2nd gen adults create the happy and healthy relationships they crave most without sacrificing their dreams, desires and mental health along the way. As a child of immigrant parents, Allison is aware of the impact of migration, acculturation and intergenerational trauma on her clients' personal and professional lives.

Elisa Martínez, LMFT is a licensed online psychotherapist and a biracial/bicultural, 2nd generation adult child of a Mexican immigrant. She helps anxious achievers and burned-out professionals heal so that they can step into their birthright of inner calm, clarity and confidence.

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05/12/2023

Have you heard of Brainspotting?

This powerful therapy approach unlocks healing for anxiety, trauma and that stubborn “stuckness” in how you think, feel and act.

It's a wonderful tool for self-growth, and can help boost creativity and increase academic, professional and even athletic performance!

Victoria Valdez, LMFT and I are Level 2 Brainspotting therapists and coaches. We’ve seen firsthand just how effective it can be in bringing lasting relief to the people we help.

Click the link in my bio to learn more!

Victoria Valdez ( on Instagram) is a bilingual Licensed marriage and family therapist specializing in counseling children, teens, families, and adult women in TN. She is also a parent coach and LENS Neurofeedback provider. She is in private practice in Brentwood, TN. She has over 14 years of experience working with children and families in a combination of settings that include the following: foster care, residential treatment centers, and in-home and school counseling services.

Elisa Martínez, LMFT ( on Instagram) is a licensed online psychotherapist and coach who helps professionals break free of the painful cycles of anxiety, burnout and stress. She creatively blends a variety of neuroscience-informed approaches such as Internal Family Systems, EMDR, Brainspotting, Emotional Freedom Techniques and mindfulness- and somatic-informed approaches to bring long-term relief and transformation to her clients.

04/28/2023

Taking a break from recording a talking head video for an article I’m being featured in. My hair is flat af today but who cares? I did use a filter, ha! Here’s to all my fellow Gen Xers who are putting themselves out there in social media land!