Do you often feel overpowered by your emotions and how you’re feeling inside?

You judge yourself harshly for how this is showing up at work, in your personal life and in your relationships.

You’re left feeling stuck and unable to make the changes you’re looking to make, which just adds fuel to the fire of self judgment and inner criticism.

You want differently for yourself. But you’re not sure how to get there.

You’ve tried diving headfirst into work in order to stay busy and distract from the constant worry and fear of the future going on inside. You’ve tried rationalizing your way out of how you’re feeling. Maybe you feel its best to just isolate, cut yourself off from the world as a way of feeling safe and in control. You’re frustrated with the constant need to keep doing.

You want to show up as your true self. But you’re not sure what that even looks like anymore.

And you’re afraid that others won’t like this side of you. This makes it really hard to connect authentically in your relationships and ask for what it is you truly need and want.

You want to live more fully in the here and now.

Welcome!

I’m Stephanie Martinez, LCMFT

I specialize in helping high achieving adults who struggle with negative self judgment and criticism learn how to relate differently to their emotions in order to improve their ability to tolerate difficult experiences; manage their stress, depression and anxiety so they can live more fully in the present, improve their relationships and build greater self confidence and self acceptance!

I provide premarital counseling and couples counseling for communication, intimacy & trust issues.