(she/her/hers)
Tele-Therapy Only
Hello! My name is Racquel Martin, I am a licensed professional counselor (LPC). I received my master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling from The University of Holy Cross in New Orleans, LA.
I have experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and couples, who suffer from depression, anxiety, ADHD, PTSD, grief, abuse (emotional, sexual, substance, physical), and many other mental health concerns. I have experience working with individuals and couples who fall on different ends of the mental health spectrum for counseling.
I believe that though people can have similar mental health concerns one way is not the only way. I work with individuals by helping them throughout their journey by reflective listening and building a trusting therapeutic client-clinician relationship. This helps individuals by creating a safe and healthy treatment plan that is unique to their circumstances and their mental health journey, which will lead to the ultimate road of healing.
I see counseling as a process in which the client and the clinician will come together and use the counseling session as your time to process your thoughts, feelings, and experiences while finding solutions, and goal setting to help the client create a better overall life experience, work balance, and healing traumas, and more.
I consider myself to be culturally competent in counseling. I want the client to know that I will honor the wholeness of who they are and their healing journey. I aim to be open to learning and growing with my clients. I welcome and encourage clients of all backgrounds and religions. I see counseling as a whole; this means that for me as a clinician/therapist, I must be a well-rounded and a non-judgmental haven for my clients, of all walks of life and backgrounds. I want my clients to feel that when they are in session they are in a safe environment where they can let go of their heaviest burdens and focus on processing and finding solutions to help improve their overall mental health.
I approach counseling by utilizing a more holistic/integrative therapeutic approach to counseling, but I also have experience with other therapeutic approaches such as CBT, EFT, Gestalt, person-centered, existential, and many others. I am a firm believer in therapists not tying themselves to any one approach. Instead, blending elements from different approaches and tailor treatment according to the needs of the client. The goal is to be better than when we first started. The hardest part is starting so I welcome you in, you have completed the hard part. Now let’s start the healing journey together! I am honored to be part of this journey with you.
Your friendly neighborhood therapist!
Positive Affirmations: I give myself permission to heal & be happy. I offer gratitude in all ways.
The Buddhist Metta (Lovingkindness Prayer) My heart fills with loving kindness. I love myself. May I be happy. May I be well. May I be peaceful. May I be free.