- Years in practice
- 25
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Depression
- Focus
- Compassion fatigue
About Martha
Martha McKenzie is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 25 years of practice. She speaks English and Spanish and brings a warm, informal style to sessions. Parents often find her direct and empathetic approach easy to follow when life feels overwhelming.
She combines client-centered listening with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness. Sessions focus on small, manageable changes that fit daily life. Martha also uses motivational interviewing and narrative techniques to help people clarify goals and shift unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
Martha has worked with adults and young people on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addiction, grief, trauma, eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and parenting challenges. Her background includes many years supporting people through life transitions and complicated family dynamics.
Her training history includes a Bachelor of Social Work and a Master of Social Work from Florida State University, and she holds the LCSW and CSW credentials. Those credentials are listed as GA LCSW for her regional license in Georgia. Martha prefers a conversational, interactive therapy style.
She helps clients set clear goals together and writes goals collaboratively so progress is trackable. Many people appreciate that she also offers Christian-informed counseling when it fits the client's needs. She helps parents and individuals manage everyday stressors and identify practical steps forward.
Sessions aim to build coping skills, strengthen communication, and reduce overwhelm so clients can move toward routines that feel more manageable.
What Martha works with
Everything Martha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Martha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Using practical approaches in online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person's experience. The therapist reflects what is said, helps prioritize concerns, and supports the client in finding their own solutions; this approach is useful for people who want a conversational, supportive space.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. It includes simple exercises and small homework tasks to change unhelpful patterns and is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems.
Mindfulness therapy teaches straightforward practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting carried away by them. It can help reduce reactivity and improve focus, which many parents and adults find helpful in busy lives.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will review goals, try methods that match the client's needs, and adjust the plan as work progresses. Clients are invited to give feedback so sessions stay practical and relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for skill practice, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or camera use is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, school, and family routines.
Questions people ask about Martha
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Martha works with stress, anxiety, depression, ADHD, addictions, trauma and related issues. Parenting, grief, eating problems, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes are also listed concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
She uses a client-centered, conversational approach combined with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, and narrative methods. Sessions are described as warm, casual, and interactive.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 25 years of experience working with adults and younger clients on a wide range of concerns, including ADHD and parenting-related stress.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is listed with a Georgia LCSW credential. Her practice location is Georgia.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as session formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with 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 and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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