Martin Olivares

Dr. Martin H. Olivares is a bilingual and bicultural psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor with more than 20 years of experience in private practice, higher education, and community mental health. Grounded in psychoanalytic and object relations theory, he works with adults, adolescents, and couples experiencing complex trauma, relational difficulties, identity concerns, and emotional regulation challenges.

Dr. Olivares provides clinical supervision and professional training to emerging clinicians and previously served for over a decade as adjunct faculty and clinical supervisor at California Lutheran University. He completed his psychoanalytic training at the Psychoanalytic Center of California and is a member of the International Psychoanalytic Association.

His approach is thoughtful, relational, and culturally responsive, based on the belief that lasting change becomes possible when people feel deeply understood and supported as they explore previously unrecognized aspects of themselves.

My approach is grounded in psychoanalytic and object relations theory. Together, we explore how early relationships and emotional experiences influence present difficulties, relationships, and protective patterns. By understanding the connection between your wishes, fears, and defenses, therapy can support greater self-awareness, emotional freedom, and healthier relationships.

Your first session is an opportunity for us to begin getting to know one another and to understand what brings you to therapy. The session gives you an opportunity yo talk whatever concerns you, relationships, personal history, and about what brings you to therapy at this time.

The session is about you and whateveris in yourmind. I will follow our pace, we will move at a pace that feels comfortable. Dr. Olivares will listen with an open mind, ask thoughtful questions, and together with you identify emotional and relational patterns that may be obstructing the direction you want to take in your life at this moment in time.

During the first meeting will review of confidentiality, scheduling, fees, and other aspects of treatment. \You are encouraged to ask questions and consider whether Dr. Olivares’s psychoanalytic and relational approach feels like a good fit for you.

The goal of the first session to create a safe, respectful container for understanding yourself more deeply and embark in a journey of meaningful, lasting change.