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LCMHC

Martha Cobb, LCMHC

  • Experience26 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
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About Martha

Martha Cobb is an LCMHC who brings 26 years of clinical experience to her work in North Carolina. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and relationship concerns, and she also lists ADHD among her areas of focus.

Background and approach

Her approach emphasizes respect, empathy, and attentive listening as she helps clients explore the personal and interpersonal factors that shape emotional wellbeing. In sessions she draws on evidence-informed methods to support coping with life changes, improve communication, and address intimacy-related issues, parenting and family concerns, anger, self-esteem, and other challenges.

Martha pays attention to how identity and life circumstances interact with symptoms and goals, and she seeks to foster practical skills alongside emotional insight. With a long tenure in clinical practice, she aims to help clients build resilience, strengthen self-understanding, and move toward more satisfying, sustainable ways of living.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work



Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathic, nonjudgmental stance where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports personal growth; this approach is useful when clients want an accepting space to explore feelings and identity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, offering practical tools for symptoms like anxiety, depression, and difficulties with attention. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and coping strategies that can reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, and adjustments can be made over time as needs evolve. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in shaping their care.

Online therapy offers flexibility through multiple session formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which can make it easier to fit appointments around work and life commitments. These options also allow continuing care when in-person meetings are impractical, and they support a variety of communication styles so therapists and clients can find what works best for their work together.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly address?
Martha works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and family problems, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and ADHD.
What is the general therapeutic style and approach?
The practice uses client-centered care combined with approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused techniques to tailor sessions to individual needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
She has 26 years of experience working as a mental health professional and uses that background to inform treatment planning and skill-building work with clients.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
The clinician is licensed in North Carolina as an LCMHC with license number NC LCMHC 7698 and practices from that state.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered for remote work?
Clients may connect via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging according to therapist availability.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are required to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesDepression

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCoping with life changesADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)Divorce and separationDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPostpartum depressionSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

26+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English