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Suzanne Martinez, LMFT

  • Experience25 years
  • LocationIllinois
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesAcceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Suzanne

Suzanne Martinez is an Illinois-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 25 years of clinical experience. She works with people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, ADHD, and a wide range of life transitions, using a strengths-focused stance to help clients clarify goals and overcome obstacles.

Background and approach

Her background includes decades of teaching and writing about personal growth and practical skills for wellbeing, which inform a pragmatic, skills-oriented approach to therapy. Clients can expect collaborative work that blends evidence-based techniques with attention to values and connection.

Suzanne draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and existential ideas to tailor interventions to each person’s needs. She practices in Illinois and offers multiple online session formats to increase access and fit with busy schedules.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Access

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and take committed action despite difficult thoughts or feelings, making it useful for anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior that maintain distress and teaching practical strategies to change them, which can be effective for depression, anxiety, and coping skills. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on understanding emotions and improving emotional connection, often used when relationship dynamics or attachment concerns are central.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Suzanne will explore a client's goals, preferences, and circumstances and adapt techniques from these models to create a tailored plan. This collaborative matching helps clients try methods and refine what works best over time rather than committing to a single path from the outset.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which can make consistent work on goals easier to fit into busy lives. These options allow for ongoing skill practice, check-ins between sessions, and continuity of care when in-person visits are impractical, helping clients maintain momentum toward their therapeutic aims.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Suzanne commonly address?
Suzanne works with a broad set of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, ADHD, addictions, self-esteem, career challenges, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is collaborative and strengths focused, combining practical skills training with attention to values and emotional connection to help clients build workable strategies for change.
What experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 25 years of experience and decades of work writing and teaching about personal wellbeing, which contribute to a practical, skills-oriented practice.
What credentials and location are on file?
She is an LMFT licensed in Illinois with license number IL LMFT 166000614 and practices within the state of Illinois.
Which languages are available and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she use?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does cost and payment work for sessions?
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 get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoaching

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodHypnotherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

25+ years

Licensed

Illinois

Languages

English

What Suzanne can help with

Suzanne Martinez works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching.

How Suzanne approaches therapy

Suzanne's clinical approaches include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Gottman Method, and Hypnotherapy.

Experience and training

Suzanne is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Illinois.