About Aldemar
Aldemar Martinez is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in California who focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and relationship concerns. He speaks English and Spanish and brings three decades of experience to his work. He aims to help people manage strong emotions and rebuild routine when life feels overwhelming.
He uses a mix of approaches depending on each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot unhelpful thinking and build healthier habits. Attachment-based ideas guide conversations about how early connections shape current relationships. Sessions begin with straightforward goals and a gentle review of current struggles.
Aldemar offers practical tools for coping with anxiety, navigating grief, reducing substance use, and improving communication. He encourages small, achievable steps rather than sweeping changes. Therapy is conversational and collaborative.
The therapist listens first, then suggests techniques the client can try between sessions. Many people work on mood, self-esteem, anger, parenting stress, or intimacy-related issues during this process. With long experience in clinical social work, Aldemar combines storytelling and skills practice.
He draws on client-centered listening to build trust and motivational interviewing to support change. People who want Spanish language support can do sessions in Spanish. Practical matters such as scheduling, session length, and messaging options are arranged at intake.
Aldemar accepts international clients and offers multiple online session formats to fit different schedules.
How Aldemar’s Approaches Fit Online Care
Aldemar uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and make choices that align with their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress, and recurring worries by shifting focus toward actions that matter. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current bonds and patterns; it helps people who struggle with trust, communication, or intimacy to understand and change those dynamics.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Aldemar discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods over time. He encourages collaboration so clients can try techniques, give feedback, and adjust the plan if something isn’t helping.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a client prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone needs a shorter touchpoint during a busy day. These options make therapy easier to fit into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while keeping focus on the therapeutic goals.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Traumatic brain injury
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 30 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English, Spanish
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