About Martina
Martina Frins is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and depression. She offers straightforward support for those coping with life changes, relationship challenges, and struggles with self-esteem. Martina aims to make difficult feelings easier to talk about and to help people find practical ways forward.
Her sessions feel warm and interactive. She listens without judgment and tailors conversation to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Martina focuses on building resilience and clearer self-understanding through everyday skills and small changes that add up. She brings experience working with health-related challenges such as cancer, dialysis, and HIV/AIDS, as well as aging and caregiver stress. Martina also supports people dealing with blended family issues, divorce and separation, and communication or commitment concerns.
Her work includes helping people navigate guilt, shame, loneliness, and questions about life purpose. Martina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help clients develop coping strategies and self-compassion. She aims to translate clinical approaches into simple, usable steps for daily life.
Sessions typically focus on practical tools, reflective conversation, and setting achievable goals. People who choose Martina will find a steady, respectful presence and a plan shaped around their priorities. She encourages small actions that build confidence and greater emotional balance over time.
Her goal is to help clients move toward more meaning, self-love, and healthier relationships.
Evidence-based techniques for online care
Martina uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that translate well to remote sessions. One common approach focuses on building coping skills and stress management tools that people can use between sessions to reduce anxiety and manage mood. Another approach emphasizes reflective conversation and problem solving to address relationship, caregiver, and life-transition concerns, helping clients break large problems into manageable steps.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Martina collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and daily routine. She adapts techniques based on what fits best - whether someone needs brief check-ins, skill practice, or longer conversational sessions.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into life. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, while phone is a lower-bandwidth option. Live chat and text messaging can support quick check-ins, homework, or shorter updates between longer sessions. These formats aim to increase flexibility and make ongoing therapy more practical for busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Alabama
- Languages
- English
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