Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
How Suzanne works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Licensed in
- Illinois
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Suzanne
Suzanne Martinez is a licensed marriage and family therapist with 25 years of experience helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life transitions. She focuses on clear, practical steps people can use right away. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at making change feel manageable instead of overwhelming.
She uses evidence-informed methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. Sessions emphasize learning skills for daily life like managing strong emotions, improving communication, and setting boundaries.
Background and approach
Suzanne also offers coaching-oriented support for career and life-goal work alongside clinical concerns. Suzanne practices from Illinois and brings long experience from both independent practice and clinical settings. Over the years she has taught and written about building well-being and psychological growth, helping people put ideas into practice.
Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as trauma, grief, addictions, ADHD, and relationship difficulties. In sessions she typically blends approaches to match each person’s needs, drawing from acceptance-based strategies, cognitive techniques, and emotion-focused work. That flexibility makes it easier to focus on what helps in the moment while building longer-term change.
People who want straightforward tools and reflective conversation tend to do well with her approach. Practical matters are handled simply: sessions may be scheduled by completing a short matching questionnaire and arranging times that fit around work and family life. Suzanne works in English and offers remote formats to support different schedules and needs.
What Suzanne works with
Everything Suzanne lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Suzanne's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Suzanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values, even when strong emotions get in the way. It can be useful for stress, anxiety, and managing anger by teaching flexible responses to difficult thoughts and feelings.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors through practical exercises and homework. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleeping and eating issues, and day-to-day coping skills.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and naming emotions, then using that awareness to shift how people relate to themselves and others. This approach can help with intimacy-related concerns, relationship patterns, and grieving processes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Suzanne will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That might mean mixing techniques across sessions and adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists and clients work face-to-face when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging support short updates, coaching-style guidance, or when writing helps clarify thoughts. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work and family obligations while still getting consistent support.
Questions people ask about Suzanne
What concerns does Suzanne commonly address?
She works with issues such as stress, anger, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, addictions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is strengths-based and practical, combining emotion-focused conversation with skills work and goal-oriented coaching.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of clinical experience in Illinois, including independent practice and work in academic counseling settings.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is an LMFT licensed in Illinois and practices from Illinois.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.