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Martin Coleman

Martin Coleman, LPC

Texas

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Parenting

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Mindfulness methods
  • Blended family issues

About Martin

Martin Coleman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of clinical experience. He works with adults facing relationship strains, parenting and blended family issues, stress, anxiety, and questions about intimacy and identity. He also helps people dealing with career strain, substance concerns, attachment and abandonment worries, and struggles with self-esteem.

Martin uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most. He draws on client-centered methods to listen and reflect, and on solution-focused steps to set short-term goals. He also uses mindfulness and narrative approaches to help people notice patterns and reframe their stories.

Sessions focus on practical changes that can fit into daily life. Martin helps callers sort through co-parenting tensions, negotiate new household roles, and manage loyalty conflicts that come with stepfamily life. He talks through communication habits and commitment questions so people can make clearer choices.

He has worked with people from LGBT communities and those facing divorce or separation. He also addresses caregiving stress, addiction concerns, and issues connected to alternative sexual cultures when clients bring them up. His style is interactive and centred on the person's needs rather than on jargon.

Martin asks clients to identify small, measurable steps they can try between sessions. He checks progress and adjusts plans as needed. Prospective clients who want to begin are asked to use the online matching and scheduling process to select a first session.

Sessions are conducted in English and Martin accepts international clients. Cost varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions

Martin draws on client-centered therapy to focus sessions around the person's concerns, listening closely and reflecting what matters most. This approach helps when someone wants a space to talk through relationship or parenting questions without being led by the therapist.

He also uses solution-focused therapy to identify small, practical steps and measurable goals. That approach is useful for people seeking quick changes, like improving communication with a co-parent or working out household routines in a blended home.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Martin will discuss goals, try methods in session, and adjust based on what helps most. The process is collaborative and driven by the client's needs and preferences.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals often use these benefits to help people keep progress steady while managing family and work responsibilities.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualityWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he help with related to stepfamilies?

He helps people handle blended family issues such as merging routines, loyalty conflicts, and navigating stepparent roles.

What is his therapeutic style?

He uses a practical, interactive style that combines client-centered listening with solution-focused steps and mindfulness practices.

How much experience does he have?

He has 14 years of experience working as a counselor since 2007.

What credential and location does he hold?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas.

Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does billing and cost work?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the platform.

Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.

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