Licensed to practice in California and accepts 42 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Life Transitions, Women's Issues and 5 more.
Sandra Martinez Silva
(she/her)
Hi, I’m Sandra Martinez Silva, LCSW, a bilingual English and Spanish therapist specializing in anxiety, trauma, grief, and life transitions for adults and women navigating stress, emotional overwhelm, and burnout. I provide a warm, supportive, and culturally responsive space where clients can better understand their emotions, strengthen coping skills, and reconnect with their values and inner strengths. My approach integrates CBT, ACT, mindfulness, and trauma-informed care to help clients improve emotional regulation, reduce anxiety, and create meaningful, lasting change.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session, we will focus on getting to know each other and creating a safe, supportive space where you feel comfortable sharing at your own pace. I will take time to understand what brings you to therapy, explore your current challenges and goals, and learn more about your strengths, relationships, and life experiences. Together, we will begin identifying patterns that may be contributing to stress, anxiety, emotional overwhelm, or life difficulties while also discussing practical tools and next steps to support your healing and growth.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
Clients often appreciate my warm, collaborative, and supportive approach. One of my greatest strengths is helping clients feel emotionally safe while also providing practical tools they can apply in everyday life. I specialize in supporting adults and women experiencing anxiety, trauma, grief, emotional overwhelm, burnout, and major life transitions. I help clients better understand emotional and behavioral patterns, strengthen coping skills, improve emotional regulation, and build greater confidence and self-awareness. My approach integrates CBT, ACT, mindfulness-based, strength-based, and trauma-informed therapy in a way that feels compassionate, culturally responsive, and tailored to each client’s unique needs and values.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I work best with adults navigating anxiety, emotional overwhelm, grief, life transitions, relationship stress, and challenges related to self-worth and emotional balance. Many of my clients are feeling stuck, burned out, or disconnected from themselves and want practical coping skills, greater confidence, and healthier ways to manage stress and emotions. I provide a warm, collaborative, and culturally responsive space where clients can feel supported while creating meaningful change.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Life Transitions
Women's Issues
Other specialties
Coping Skills
Depression
Grief
Spirituality
Trauma and PTSD
I identify as
Hispanic / Latinx
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Licensed in
California
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Anthem
Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Independence Blue Cross
Arlo
Blue Shield
Blue Shield of California - Medicare
Independence Personal Choice 65 PPO
Independence Keystone 65 HMO
Carelon Behavioral Health (Commercial)
L.A. Care PASC-SEIU
L.A. Care Covered
L.A. Care Covered Direct
Sutter Health Plan
IHSS Healthy Workers
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
Evernorth
GTEB
Gold Coast Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Gold Coast Health Plan Total Care Advantage (HMO D-SNP)
Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan – Medi-Cal
L.A. Care Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
L.A. Care Medicare Plus (HMO D-SNP)
Partnership HealthPlan of California (Medi-Cal)
SFHP Care Plus (HMO D-SNP)
San Francisco Health Plan (Medi-Cal)
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - Medi-Cal
Scripps Health Plan
Tufts Health/Cigna
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
I use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients understand how thoughts, emotions, and behaviors are connected. Together, we identify unhelpful patterns, build healthier coping skills, and develop practical tools to reduce anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm.
Strength-Based
I use a strength-based approach to help clients recognize their resilience, personal strengths, and existing supports. Therapy focuses on building confidence, self-awareness, and the ability to navigate challenges with greater clarity and empowerment.
Acceptance and commitment (ACT)
I use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients develop greater awareness of their thoughts and emotions without becoming overwhelmed by them. Together, we focus on mindfulness, self-compassion, and values-based action to support emotional growth and resilience.
Mindfulness-Based Therapy
I incorporate mindfulness-based techniques to help clients increase self-awareness, reduce stress, and improve emotional regulation. These practices support grounding, self-compassion, and responding to challenges with greater intention and balance.
Trauma Informed Care
I provide trauma-informed care by creating a safe, supportive, and nonjudgmental space where clients feel emotionally supported and empowered. I approach therapy with sensitivity to how past experiences may impact current emotions, relationships, and coping patterns.
1 rating with written reviews
April 28, 2026
This was my first therapy session and I'm very lucky to have found someone open, welcoming, and warm; you can tell she loves and has a passion for helping people. Thank you Sandra!