Dr. Rita Martin, LPC

Louisiana · 10 years in practice

Dr. Rita Martin is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of clinical experience.

License and registration

LPC, Louisiana: 5115 · expires June 2026
LPC, Texas: 83930 · expires August 2027
LPC, Oregon: C6691 · expires August 2027
NPI: 1174080816 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Rita

Dr. Rita Martin is a licensed professional counselor with ten years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, manage depression, and address trauma and addiction.

Her approach aims to boost self-awareness and stop patterns that get in the way of everyday life. She explains therapy as a team effort where client and counselor learn to trust one another. Together they look at current problems, set clear goals, and work step by step toward change.

Background and approach

Sessions emphasize practical skills people can use between meetings. Dr. Martin draws from several methods including hypnotherapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and emotionally-focused work.

She also uses mindfulness and motivational interviewing ideas to help clients stay motivated and calm. Those tools are matched to each person’s needs rather than applied the same way for everyone. Her training includes a Master of Arts in Student Personnel Services, Counseling and a Doctor of Behavioral Health.

She holds LPC credentials in Louisiana, Texas, and Oregon, and practices from Louisiana. Sessions are conducted in English. People who choose her often want clear steps, gentle accountability, and help changing unhelpful habits.

She supports parents navigating stress, individuals coping with grief or anger, and those working to improve relationships and sleep. The work is conversational and goal-focused, with attention to immediate concerns and long-term progress.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Rita lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Parenting issues
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Sleeping disorders
Anger management
Compassion fatigue
ADHD

Approaches Rita names

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Online support

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to help people access memories, reduce stress, and change automatic reactions. It can be useful for sleep problems, recurring anxiety, and habits that a person wants to alter.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical skills to challenge unhelpful thinking and to build routines that reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy concentrates on how emotions affect relationships and attachment. It helps people identify emotions, express needs more clearly, and repair relationship patterns that cause distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and preferences, then suggest methods to try. This is collaborative - adjustments are made if something isn’t working or if priorities change.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break, and messaging supports quick check-ins or ongoing written dialogue. These options offer flexibility for people with busy schedules, limited travel ability, or differing comfort with being on camera.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does this therapist address?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting strain, grief, sleep problems, anger, compassion fatigue, low self-esteem, and ADHD.

What is her general therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She works with clients to set clear goals, teach coping skills, and practice new behaviors between sessions.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of experience working with adults on a range of emotional and behavioral concerns.

What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?

She is an LPC - licensed professional counselor - and practices from Louisiana with licensure also held in Texas and Oregon.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.

In what session formats does she work online?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different communication needs.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

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