Psychotherapy
My clients seek relief from high levels of stress at home, work, school, relationships, and with parenting. I have 20+ years of experience both in New York City and California working with people who have depression, anxiety and who have had traumatic experiences. I apply my expertise in assessment and treatment to help guide the right approach toward achieving your goals. I am an active therapist that is engaged with you to keep you motivated and on track. My approach is to establish a safe relationship where you can be open and I can learn about you and your experiences. Our work together will reveal patterns, and help you gain new tools to get over and through your challenges.
I actively engage with you to make progress toward achieving the goals we will set for your sessions. Therapy is hard work, but you will not be alone in the process. I believe in holistic approaches to health and well-being.
I specialize in:
Depression
Anxiety
Trauma
Grief and loss
Survivor of child physical and/or sexual abuse
Social justice issues
LGBTQ+
Relationship and interpersonal difficulties
Work-life balance
Career advancement
Parenting challenges
Parenting teens and young adults
Couples Counseling
About Me
Dr. Miriam Martinez is a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years of experience in private practice and university-affiliated medical schools. She has expertise in the treatment of depression, anxiety, trauma and work-life balance issues. Dr. Martinez has directly treated hundreds of clients and has taught psychiatry residents, psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, nurses and medical students to effectively evaluate and treat patients with evidence-based techniques. Dr. Martinez also provides time limited executive coaching.
Dr. Martinez has held senior leadership positions at Mount Sinai/St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, which included a full range of inpatient, outpatient, addiction, child, and adolescent psychiatric services. At the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, she designed and developed hospital and community-based mental health programs. Dr. Martinez has held clinical professor faculty positions at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. She currently holds an Adjunct Faculty position at New York University, Langone Medical Center. She completed a post-doctorate psychology fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. She earned her master’s and doctorate degrees in clinical psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Dr. Martinez is fully bilingual, Spanish-speaking, and licensed in New York and California.
