- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Texas, Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Akilah
Akilah Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who has spent a decade helping adults manage life’s harder moments. She focuses on practical skills parents and individuals can use right away. Her work centers on respectful, collaborative conversations that aim to make change feel doable.
She draws on client-centered methods to hear each person’s priorities first. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy approaches are used to spot patterns that keep problems going and to develop new coping strategies.
Background and approach
Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are offered when emotions feel intense or hard to manage. Akilah often supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, and parenting challenges. She also helps with relationship struggles, career uncertainty, ADHD concerns, and life transitions.
Additional topics she addresses include adoption and foster care issues, family of origin concerns, body image, and isolation or loneliness. Her style is straightforward and empathetic. Sessions aim to validate how someone feels while teaching concrete tools for moving forward.
She encourages clients to set their own goals and works alongside them to reach those goals. Akilah’s background includes work with foster care and Department of Family Services contexts, and experience addressing substance use, oppositional behaviors, and domestic abuse impacts. That experience informs practical strategies for parents and adults trying to restore balance.
People who want a collaborative counselor who focuses on real-world skills may find her approach helpful. She emphasizes steady progress and giving clients the skills to make changes they choose.
What Akilah works with
Everything Akilah lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Akilah helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Body image
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Akilah lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate to online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and following the client's lead to clarify goals and values; it helps people feel heard and decide what matters most in their lives. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and teaches straightforward strategies to change them, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings are intense or relationships are strained.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and daily routines and then recommend ways of working together. Decisions about methods are made collaboratively and can change as progress is made.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy family and work schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging support brief check-ins or skill practice between visits. These options offer flexibility for parents and adults balancing appointments with other responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Akilah
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, anger, parenting concerns, relationship issues, ADHD, and mood disorders along with related topics like body image and life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is collaborative and practical. She listens first, then offers concrete tools from client-centered, CBT, and DBT approaches to support change.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with adults in a range of settings, including work related to foster care and Department of Family Services.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor with licensure in Texas and practices from Texas.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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