Desirae Martinez

(she/her)

LPC, 4 years of experience
VirtualAvailable

From the outside, it may look like you’re managing life well—showing up for work, relationships, and responsibilities while quietly carrying stress, anxiety, overthinking, or emotional exhaustion underneath it all. Maybe your mind never fully slows down, you feel disconnected from yourself, or you keep finding yourself stuck in the same painful patterns no matter how hard you try to change them alone. The truth is that healing does not happen in isolation. We are not meant to carry everything by ourselves. Real change happens when you have a space where you can feel emotionally safe, understood, and supported without judgment. That's where I come in. I’m a trauma-informed psychotherapist (LPC) and the founder of Profound Minds Psychological Services. I help adolescents, adults, couples, and families move beyond survival mode, make sense of what’s happening beneath the surface, and begin creating sustainable, transformative, long-lasting emotional and mental healing. My role is to help you make sense of what is happening beneath the surface and begin creating change that actually lasts. Many of the individuals I work with are capable, reflective, and self-aware, yet frustrated that insight alone has not been enough. In our work, we go beyond symptoms and begin identifying the emotional and relational patterns driving them. From there, we work to shift those patterns in a structured, realistic, and sustainable way. This is a space where you do not need to hold everything together or have the right words. You can show up as you are, and we will begin from there.

Get to know me

In our first session together, here's what you can expect

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, so my goal is to create a space that feels grounded, supportive, and comfortable. In our first session, we’ll explore what’s been weighing on you, what feels most challenging, and what you hope to change. I’ll also share how I work so you know what to expect moving forward. There’s no pressure to have everything figured out—just a space to show up as you are and begin gaining clarity, understanding, and direction.

The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions

Clients often describe my approach as warm, grounded, and supportive while also being direct, intentional, and results-oriented. I help people move beyond feeling stuck, reactive, or disconnected by understanding the deeper emotional and relational patterns driving their struggles—not just managing symptoms on the surface. My work is trauma-informed, evidence-based, and focused on lasting transformation, helping clients build healthier relationships, stronger emotional regulation, and greater self-trust. Many clients begin noticing increased clarity, emotional relief, and a stronger sense of stability within the first few sessions, with changes that continue to deepen over time both inside and outside of therapy.

The clients I'm best positioned to serve

I work with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship challenges, and emotional stress that has begun affecting daily life, relationships, or sense of self. Whether someone feels overwhelmed, emotionally disconnected, stuck in unhealthy cycles, or constantly misunderstood in their relationships, therapy becomes a space to slow things down, gain clarity, and build healthier ways of coping, communicating, and navigating life. Most of the people I work with are tired of simply venting or “pushing through” on their own and are ready for deeper healing, honest insight, and meaningful emotional growth.

Specialties

Top specialties
Other specialties

Anger Management

I identify as

Black / African American

Christian

Serves ages

Children (6 to 12)

Teenagers (13 to 17)

Licensed in

Accepts

Location

Virtual

My treatment methods

Christian Counseling

I offer Christian counseling for clients who want to integrate their faith into the therapeutic process. When desired, we explore how spiritual beliefs, identity, and emotional healing intersect, incorporating prayer, Scripture, personal values, and reflection to support growth in alignment with your faith.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

I use CBT to help clients understand the connection between thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and to develop practical tools for shifting unhelpful patterns that impact daily functioning.

Cognitive Processing (CPT)

I use CPT to help clients process trauma-related thoughts and beliefs in a structured, supportive way, allowing for healthier and more balanced perspectives over time.

Attachment-based

I use attachment-based therapy to help clients understand how early relationships shape emotional patterns, relationships, and responses to stress. We work on building emotional security, healthier boundaries, and more secure ways of relating to self and others.

Narrative

I use narrative therapy to help clients separate from the problems they’re experiencing and see themselves beyond their struggles. We explore internalized “stories” shaped by past experiences and work to build new narratives grounded in strengths, resilience, and growth.

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