- Client-centered work
- Narrative therapy
- CBT techniques
About Cecilia
Cecilia Samartin is a California LMFT with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on relationship problems, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Cecilia focuses on issues like abandonment, attachment, codependency, and family of origin difficulties, and supports people dealing with divorce, caregiving stress, and body image struggles.
She takes a conversational, client-centered approach. Sessions are built around the person in front of her and their current concerns. Cecilia uses narrative techniques to help people tell and reframe the stories they carry. She also draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
In practical terms, she helps people clarify what matters to them and what keeps them stuck. That might mean looking at early relationship patterns, testing new ways of communicating, or trying small behavior changes that reduce conflict or shame. Cecilia describes mistakes and painful moments as sources of learning rather than final judgments.
Her background across many years of practice means she is familiar with a wide range of life transitions. She often combines psychodynamic ideas about long-term patterns with solution-focused steps that aim for immediate relief. The mix is meant to help people manage current difficulties while understanding deeper roots.
Cecilia works in English and practices in California as an LMFT. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and scheduling details.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Online work with CBT usually involves identifying unhelpful thinking patterns, testing them, and practicing small behavior changes between sessions. This approach can help with shame, anxiety, and low self-esteem.Narrative Therapy centers on the stories people tell about themselves. In virtual sessions, this often means talking through those stories, noticing recurring themes, and trying out new ways of describing events that reduce blame and shame. It helps people separate themselves from unhelpful narratives.
She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client discuss goals and preferences and then decide together whether CBT, narrative work, or psychodynamic reflection will be most helpful. Adjustments are made over time based on what actually helps the client feel more able to act in their life.
Session format details should be confirmed before booking since the biography does not list specific options. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Clients should check which session types are offered and choose what best fits their day-to-day needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, grief, parenting concerns, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. Her additional focus includes attachment, abandonment, codependency, and family of origin issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and conversational, using narrative work to reframe personal stories and CBT ideas to change thoughts and behaviors. She mixes longer-term psychodynamic reflection with solution-focused steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of life challenges.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and provides services based in that state.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions billed and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees should be confirmed during the signup process.
What do I need to do to begin?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.