William Martinez
Compassionate, practical therapy for relationships and life stress
LCSW California
- Experience
- 15 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Grief
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Attachment-Based Therapy
- Languages
- English, Spanish
About William
William Martinez is a licensed clinical social worker with 15 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and addiction. He speaks English and Spanish and works with individuals who are coping with parenting challenges, career stress, ADHD, and major life changes.
Background and approach
His approach is direct and practical, focused on clear steps people can take between sessions. He uses relationship skills informed by the Gottman Method to help partners improve communication and rebuild connection.
For individual work he draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to reduce unhelpful thinking and dialectical behavior strategies to build emotion regulation skills. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is ambivalent about change.
Sessions are collaborative and goal driven. He helps clients name what matters, set realistic goals, and practice new habits in everyday life.
Therapy can include skills practice, role plays, and short homework tasks to build momentum between meetings. William has a history of supporting people facing trauma, family disruption, adoption and foster care issues, and caregiving stress.
He also works with concerns like abandonment, codependency, substance use, and disruptive mood challenges in youth. His work with young people draws on many years mentoring and youth support experience.
People who choose him can expect straightforward feedback and a focus on what works day to day. He aims for practical progress while adapting methods to each person’s needs and cultural background.
How therapy approaches translate to online care
William integrates the Gottman Method to address communication problems and rebuild connection between partners. That work focuses on practical skills such as turning toward bids for connection, managing conflict, and strengthening friendship in the relationship. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to understand how early bonds shape current patterns and to help people create more supported ways of relating through reflective conversations and exercises.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and to practice new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depression. CBT often involves simple, structured exercises and short homework tasks that are easy to use in between sessions. Together, these approaches offer tools for both relationship repair and individual symptom relief, and the therapist will collaborate with each person to choose what fits their goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversations and role plays. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break at work. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, skill practice, or ongoing coaching. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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Experience
15+ years
Licensed in
California
Languages
English, Spanish