- Existential-phenomenological approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Coaching for goals
About Eric
Eric Martinez is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with five years of clinical experience. He works with adults carrying stress, anxiety, self-esteem concerns, ADHD, and issues tied to sexuality and gender, including gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns. He also lists guilt and shame among his focus areas and supports people navigating life purpose and impulsivity.
Eric frames problems around each person’s lived experience. He pays attention to how people make meaning, face uncertainty, and understand their identity. Conversations centre on what matters to the client and on practical steps they can try between sessions.
His core approach draws from existential-phenomenological ideas and uses evidence-based techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. That combination aims to help people examine unhelpful thoughts and patterns while attending to questions about values and purpose.
Sessions typically involve talking through situations that trigger guilt or shame, identifying thought patterns that keep those feelings alive, and rehearsing alternative ways of responding. He also incorporates coaching elements to help clients set and track achievable goals in daily life.
Eric has experience working with people from diverse backgrounds, including veterans and first responders, and with men who want to address emotional expression. He offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s matching process and schedule an initial session.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Eric blends existential-phenomenological ideas with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Existential-phenomenological work looks at how a person makes meaning, faces uncertainty, and understands identity. It helps with questions about purpose, values, and feelings that come from role or identity conflicts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and testing thoughts and behaviors that keep symptoms like anxiety, guilt, or shame going. It uses practical exercises and behavioral experiments that clients can try between sessions to see what changes.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. He will collaborate with the client to decide which techniques fit the client’s goals and daily life. That means checking in and adjusting focus as issues shift or new priorities emerge.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a workday, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can still use the same discussion, cognitive exercises, and coaching tools effectively across digital formats, and sessions can be arranged to match scheduling and practical needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas, Colorado
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Eric work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, ADHD, LGBT and related concerns. He also lists guilt and shame, life purpose, impulsivity, and first responder and veteran issues.
How would he approach shame or guilt?
He uses conversations that look at thoughts and patterns keeping the feeling going. Sessions combine meaning-focused discussion with practical CBT exercises to test unhelpful beliefs.
What is his clinical background?
He has five years of experience working with adults and young adults on identity, anxiety, and related issues. His work blends existential-phenomenological perspectives with evidence-based techniques.
What credentials and location apply to his practice?
He holds the LPC credential and is listed as CO LPC and TX LPC. He practices from Texas.
Does he work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does accept international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Confirm current session options before booking on the site.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.