Octave

she/her

Jamie Martos

LCSW

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Location

Virtual, California

Insurance Accepted

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

Communication Style

Affirming, Authentic, Holistic, Warm

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Focus areas

Animal Loss, Anxiety, Burnout, Caregiver Burnout, Divorce, Family Conflict, Grief, IPV/DV, LGBTQ+, Life Transitions, Panic, Relationship Concerns, Religious Trauma, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, Trauma, Women's Issues, Workplace Stress

Experienced with

BIPOC, Parents, Neurodivergence, Students, LGBTQ+

Years of Experience

4+

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I believe firmly in the importance of relationship and connection with your therapist as a vehicle to healing and lasting change.

License number

#102032

Therapy style

In this therapy journey, you will find me as a friendly, accepting guide who will work with you to find healing and hope. I believe firmly in the importance of a relationship and connection with your therapist as a vehicle for healing and lasting change. As we walk together, I will take care to employ a trauma-informed lens since I believe our pasts have a profound impact on our present and our future. Using this trauma-informed lens, I will be mindful of your current triggers, taking care to move at a pace that feels right to you while also empowering you to take steps toward your future goals. As a bicultural clinician, I welcome all variations of cultural expression and enjoy working with members of both the BIPOC community and the LGBTQ community. While Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) inform my core approach, I also frequently incorporate practices for mindfulness and self-compassion and techniques from art therapy and Sandtray play therapy into treatment. I am an EMDR-certified therapist through EMDRIA.

Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Relational
  • Strengths-based

Education

BA - Human Development, University of California, San Diego MS - Social Work (Concentration in Mental Health), Brown School of Social Work, Washington University in St. Louis

Interests

I enjoy reading a good book, taking walks out in nature, and spending time with close friends. I also enjoy piecing quilts and have recently been working on organizing a craft room for this purpose.