- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Blended family issues
About Martina
Martina Jackson is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) with nine years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Martina commonly assists people navigating blended household challenges such as stepfamily roles and changing routines.
Her approach focuses on practical conversation and clear steps you can try between sessions. She listens for patterns that keep problems active and helps people name small, manageable changes. Sessions tend to cover coping strategies, rebuilding confidence, and ways to handle strong emotions after difficult events.
Martina also pays attention to attachment concerns and how they affect close relationships. That can include trust, commitment worries, or recurring communication problems. She works with people who are dealing with caregiver stress, grief, or the aftermath of trauma and abuse.
When substance use or money stress are present, Martina addresses these issues alongside emotional and relationship work. She also helps people who feel isolated, empty, or stuck while they consider life purpose and next steps. Progress is paced to what each person can handle.
To get started, visitors are asked to use the site’s online options to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How evidence-based approaches translate to online work
Martina lists evidence-based therapeutic techniques as her approach. One common technique focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing it with small behavioral experiments. This helps with anxiety, low mood, and decision-making by breaking problems into specific steps. Another technique concentrates on processing traumatic memories and reducing their emotional hold using paced exposure and grounding strategies. This can help people who are struggling with post-traumatic stress or the effects of abuse.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martina will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, life demands, and comfort level. That means trying an approach, reviewing progress, and adjusting plans together rather than sticking to a single method from the start.
The biography does not specify particular online formats, so check current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a weekday or work break and can reduce travel time. Phone sessions may be useful when bandwidth or being on camera is an issue, while video sessions allow face-to-face conversation that some people prefer. Confirm which formats are available and schedule what fits your routine.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Blended family issues and attachment concerns are also listed as focus areas.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical conversation and evidence-based techniques to identify patterns and suggest manageable steps. The emphasis is on strategies you can try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with adults on emotional and relational concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an Illinois LCPC and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats. Confirm current session options on the booking page before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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.