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I’m a Licensed Clinical Social Worker dedicated to supporting children and adolescents as they navigate depression, anxiety, and life’s challenges. With a background in both outpatient and inpatient care. I bring a compassionate, clinically grounded understanding of the challenges young people face today. I strive to create a safe, supportive space where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to build healthier coping skills and move forward with confidence.

Christina Martinez, MS, LPC, LCDC-I is a bilingual therapist who provides a compassionate, supportive, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel heard and empowered to make positive changes. She specializes in addiction, trauma, and co-occurring mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and borderline personality disorder.

Using evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Motivational Interviewing, Christina helps clients build coping skills, improve emotional well-being, and work toward lasting healing and recovery. She is passionate about helping individuals recognize their strengths and create healthier, more fulfilling lives.

Healing begins the moment you feel truly seen, heard, and supported. My goal is to meet you exactly where you are and walk alongside you as an active partner in your mental health journey.

I am a board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) specializing in comprehensive, lifespan mental health care. My clinical approach blends rigorous scientific precision with a deeply empathetic, collaborative philosophy, ensuring you feel empowered rather than just a diagnosis.

Experienced across the entire lifespan, I treat children, adolescents, adults, and seniors (ages 4+). I provide evidence-based, specialized care for:

• ADHD Across the Lifespan: Supporting executive functioning and emotional regulation from childhood through adulthood.
• Anxiety & Depressive Disorders: Managing generalized anxiety, panic, and major depression.
• Mood & Psychotic Disorders: Utilizing modern clinical strategies for Bipolar disorder and complex mood shifts.
• Complex Presentations: Providing sensitive care for eating disorders, trauma histories, and personality-related behavior patterns.

Outside of psychiatry, I am an avid traveler and a passionate gardener. Tending to my roses daily is my favorite way to practice mindfulness and decompress, ensuring I return to my patients with a refreshed mind and renewed energy.

Taking the first step is the hardest part—but you do not have to walk it alone.

Welcome! I am a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 27 years of experience helping adults, children, and families transform their lives. Together, we will clear the path toward your mental health goals, breaking down big obstacles into manageable steps. Your courage brought you here, and my expertise is here to support you the rest of the way. Let’s build the future you deserve.

Whether you're a parent worried about your child's emotional well-being, a teen feeling overwhelmed by school or relationships, or an adult navigating life's challenges, therapy can provide a place to better understand what's happening and find a way forward. I work with children, adolescents, adults, and families experiencing anxiety, behavioral concerns, emotional regulation difficulties, life transitions, trauma, and everyday stress. Many of my clients come to therapy feeling overwhelmed by situations that seem to keep repeating, unsure of how to help themselves or the people they love.

Hello, I’m glad you’re here. If you’ve found your way to this page, chances are you’ve been carrying a lot maybe quietly, maybe for a long time. You might be exhausted from holding it all together or used to pushing through even when it feels heavy inside. Therapy BLIS was created for moments like this, for people who are doing their best but know they can’t keep doing it all alone. This is a space where you don’t have to explain away your pain or minimize what you’re feeling. You get to be seen, supported, and understood exactly where you are.

I’m a bilingual, multicultural Licensed Professional Counselor who supports adolescents, teens, parents, adults, couples, and families in both English and Spanish. If you or your child is struggling, or if your family is feeling the stress of anxiety, behavior concerns, school challenges, grief, life changes, or family conflict, I’m here to help.

I also support clients who are dealing with the effects of abuse, including painful memories, anxiety, and past experiences that still feel present today.

I believe healing begins with feeling heard, understood, and supported. I strive to create a safe, welcoming, and nonjudgmental environment where clients feel empowered to be their authentic selves while working toward personal growth and emotional wellness.

With over 25 years of experience supporting children, adolescents, and families through counseling, education, and student wellness services, I bring a comprehensive understanding of emotional development, resilience, and the challenges individuals face throughout life.

I provide individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, assessments, and mental health support focused on helping clients develop effective coping strategies, strengthen resilience, and improve overall emotional well-being.

My areas of support include anxiety, stress management, emotional regulation, life transitions, social-emotional development, and navigating difficult seasons of life. My counseling approach is compassionate, collaborative, and strengths-based, intending to help each client recognize their strengths, build confidence, and feel supported throughout their healing journey.