- Years in practice
- 18
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Janet
Janet Martinez is a licensed mental health counselor with 18 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, parenting pressures, and relationship strain. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make conversations straightforward and calm. Her approach is warm and practical for someone juggling life and family demands.
Janet focuses on day-to-day problems that feel overwhelming. She helps people who are coping with grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, or shifts in career and identity.
Background and approach
Parenting concerns are a common topic, and she works with parents to reduce conflict and find clearer routines. Her sessions tend to be down-to-earth and goal-oriented. Janet uses methods that encourage self-reflection while also teaching skills to manage strong emotions and stressful situations.
Clients can expect both talking and hands-on tools to try between sessions. She also addresses issues like sleep and eating struggles, compassion fatigue, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Janet pays attention to attachment and relationship patterns that often show up across different areas of life.
Her bilingual ability helps Spanish-speaking people get help in their preferred language. People who reach out for help typically want a therapist who listens, offers practical options, and supports gradual change. Janet aims to partner with each person to set realistic steps forward and refine strategies that fit their daily life.
What Janet works with
Everything Janet lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Janet helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Janet lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a supportive relationship so people feel heard and understood; it helps when someone wants a calm space to talk through parenting stress, relationship strain, or loss. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical tools to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep and eating concerns, and coping with life changes.Finding the best approach is a team effort. Janet will work with each person to discuss goals and try methods that fit their needs and preferences. Together they decide which techniques to focus on and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls let you use visual cues for deeper conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed, and text or chat can support quick updates or ongoing coaching between meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy family and work schedules.
Questions people ask about Janet
What problems does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, parenting concerns, trauma and abuse, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, sleep and eating struggles, and career or life transitions.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and person-centered, combining listening with skills teaching to manage strong emotions and solve everyday problems.
How long has she been practicing?
Janet has 18 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, credentialed as LMHC, and practices from Florida.
Can I work with her in another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to serve bilingual clients and Spanish-preferring people.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and payment 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 the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session according to therapist availability.
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