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Michele San Martin

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Michele San Martin, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting concerns

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • CBT and mindfulness
  • Parenting support

About Michele

Michele San Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, trauma and parenting concerns. Michele also helps people coping with sleep problems, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and life changes.

She approaches therapy from a person-centered angle, treating each session as a chance to listen and build on what already works for the client. Michele uses concrete tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going. She also draws on solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals and generate practical steps forward.

Jungian ideas inform how she looks at personal meaning, symbols, and recurring themes that show up across a person's life. Mindfulness practices are offered to help with stress, sleep, and grounding after difficult experiences. Sessions are conversational and focused on discovering what the client wants to change and why it matters to them.

Michele has supported adults dealing with family conflict, blended-family issues, adoption and foster care questions, caregiving stress, and aging concerns. She also works with people facing commitment and communication problems, body image and self-esteem concerns, and chronic illness or pain that affect day-to-day living.

People who come to her can expect a practical, steady approach that emphasizes clear goals, small experiments between sessions, and regular review of progress.

How sessions work

How Michele’s approaches translate to online work

Michele uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and following what the person brings to each session. This approach helps adults sort through family stress, parenting strain, grief, and relationship concerns by centering the client's own priorities and strengths.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, a practical method that names unhelpful thoughts and habits and replaces them with concrete experiments and behavior changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, sleep problems, depression, and coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Michele aims to collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She will review progress and adjust techniques so sessions stay relevant to immediate concerns and longer-term aims.

The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use different tools and rhythms online to support practical problem solving, skills practice, and steady review of goals.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Michele works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship-related issues, plus parenting and family concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a person-centered approach combined with cognitive behavioral and solution-focused techniques to set goals and practice skills between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 20 years of professional work experience in counseling and related clinical roles.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and operates from that state.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking so you know whether phone or video sessions are offered.

How are fees handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Choose the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

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