Patricia Martinez

Patricia Martinez learned that pain, loss, and trauma are a part of life experiences. In response, and our minds learn and adapt telling our bodies how to function based on a spectrum of safety and danger/pain. Sometimes these pathways become automatic and difficult to change.... leading to feeling stuck and ongoing judgment. She approaches helping clients by teaching the mind-body connection in response to the environment and past experiences to release judgments and reframe understanding. This allows for rewiring neural pathways that are no longer helpful and reset the nervous system states that consume energy.

I believe therapy should offer an integration of approaches that can be built into a very individualized treatment. Approaches I believe are necessary are:

• Holistic
• Humanistic
• Experiential
• Person-centered, and
• Trauma-informed

Many domains and factors influence our overall health, including needs, self-value, experience, validation of experiences, and a safe connection that allows for reflection and growth.

I chose the route of neuroscience, learning about mind-body connections in response to "triggers." So, in my work, I utilize neuroscience as part of education, emotion-focused, somatic-focused, non-jugdmental, compassion-focused approaches to developing safety, regulation, and while rewiring pathways that are no longer useful.

I want to acknowledge first that I am a stranger and never expect anyone to fully trust me on our first meeting. That being said, I honor and respect where everyone is in their journey and prefer to model earning trust. During the first session, we engage in a biopsychosocial assessment. We explore biological, psychological, and social functioning impacted by the concerns and collaborate on priorities and treatment together.