First Step Counseling

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Leila Martinez, LMFT

Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist

California
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Qualifications

Years in Practice : 12 +
School : National University
Year Graduated : 2008
License No. and State : LMFT77407

About

As your therapist I look forward to each session and to being part of the discovery of your personal strengths, finding new ways to cope with change and to change when that is what is needed or desired. Together we find hope and optimism, working to turn courage into comfort. It is an honor to be a part of change and growth, and we are all capable of making our lives better, more fulfilling, of surviving and then thriving. Through my life I have experiences that I can bring to our time together. I have worked as an educator, and as a long time musician, I can bring music into the therapy setting.

I am an experienced and trained provider in practice for your needs with addiction, substance abuse, depression, sadness, anxiety, tension, relationship problems, management of strong emotions, and social shyness.

I provide special treatment using EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, for single trauma events, lifetime layering of trauma, or what I call small t traumas that happen to all of us through our lifetime, get stuck in us and sometimes keep us stuck. I work with individuals, couples, families,and groups, and with every age: children, adolescents, and adults.

It will be an honor and a pleasure to work with you.

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Qualifications

Years in Practice : 12 +
School : National University
Year Graduated : 2008
License No. and State : LMFT77407

As your therapist I look forward to each session and to being part of the discovery of your personal strengths, finding new ways to cope with change and to change when that is what is needed or desired. Together we find hope and optimism, working to turn courage into comfort. It is an honor to be a part of change and growth, and we are all capable of making our lives better, more fulfilling, of surviving and then thriving. Through my life I have experiences that I can bring to our time together. I have worked as an educator, and as a long time musician, I can bring music into the therapy setting.

I am an experienced and trained provider in practice for your needs with addiction, substance abuse, depression, sadness, anxiety, tension, relationship problems, management of strong emotions, and social shyness.

I provide special treatment using EMDR, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, for single trauma events, lifetime layering of trauma, or what I call small t traumas that happen to all of us through our lifetime, get stuck in us and sometimes keep us stuck. I work with individuals, couples, families,and groups, and with every age: children, adolescents, and adults.

It will be an honor and a pleasure to work with you.

    Religious Orientation