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Grizette Martinez

LCSW

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Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

Anthem Blue Cross Of CA, Aetna, Health Net/MHN, Cigna/Evernorth, Blue Shield of California

Communication Style

Action-oriented, Calming, Engaging, Solution-oriented, Warm

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Focus areas

Anxiety, Burnout, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Grief, IPV/DV, Life Transitions, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues

Experienced with

BIPOC, Immigrants, Students

Years of Experience

6+

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My professional experience in community mental health has equipped me with the skills needed to support your therapy process.

License number

#83630

Therapy style

I have experience working with Black, Indigenous, Women of Color (BIPOC), and other historically marginalized communities to address depression, anxiety, and trauma-related concerns. We all deserve to be heard, and valued and live a fulfilling life. Yet, somewhere in history, in society, in our families, and within ourselves a different narrative may have been created — a narrative that’s prevented us from recognizing our worth. As a result, you may have developed a pattern of not speaking your truth, overextending your boundaries, constantly questioning yourself, or any other behaviors that were once ways of surviving but no longer serve you. My goal is to identify such patterns with a sense of curiosity as we work towards shifting those behaviors. My personal upbringing, education at UC Berkeley and USC, along my professional experience in community mental health have equipped me with the skills needed to support your therapy process.

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Education

MSW - Social Work, University of Southern California

Interests

I enjoy running, reading, resting, exploring coffee shops, and spending time with friends and family. I also recently picked up sewing (I owe it to my inner child to be able to make my own clothes one day).