About Martha
Martha Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps people manage anxiety, stress, and life transitions. She works with clients to strengthen self-esteem and improve day-to-day coping. Her style is collaborative and direct, aimed at practical change.
Martha draws on a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking. She also incorporates acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values even when emotions are intense.
Background and approach
Many people come to her because of relationship strains, family problems, or feelings tied to abandonment and attachment issues. She also supports people dealing with grief, workplace stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout among first responders. Sessions address specific problems like communication difficulties, impulsivity, and codependency by practicing new skills together.
Her work emphasizes clear goals and usable tools. Clients practice skills between sessions and track small changes over time. Martha helps people notice patterns, try different responses, and build confidence in handling setbacks.
With 14 years of experience in clinical practice, she brings steady, practical guidance. Martha offers sessions in English from Oklahoma and uses a mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the platform.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate actions, while guiding them to behave in ways that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thought patterns and teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful behaviors. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and helps people build more supported ways of relating.Martha aims to find the approach that fits each person. She talks with clients about their goals and preferences, then blends methods as needed. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills work, values-driven action, or exploring attachment patterns so therapy matches real life priorities.
Online therapy lets people connect from different places using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for in-depth work that benefits from face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone needs a shorter check-in. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick coaching, practicing skills between sessions, or checking in on tough days. These options give flexibility for scheduling and make it easier to stick with regular work toward change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Utah, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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