About Martha
Martha Higgins is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who uses practical, collaborative methods to help people facing anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and ADHD-related challenges. She speaks plainly and focuses on clear goals. Sessions aim to build coping skills, improve communication, and strengthen self-worth.
With 14 years of clinical experience in Oklahoma, Martha draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She blends skills-based strategies with attention to how early relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
This helps people notice unhelpful habits and try new ways of responding. Martha often helps people manage stress, grief, burnout, and compassion fatigue. She addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment wounds, codependency, and impulsivity by teaching concrete skills to reduce overwhelm and improve decision making.
Her work includes practical support for career stress, boundary setting, body image concerns, and family of origin problems. Sessions include coaching-style guidance when helpful, alongside emotional work when needed. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Martha keeps sessions grounded and collaborative. She takes time to understand personal goals, then builds short-term steps people can try between meetings. Over time those steps add up to clearer priorities and more predictable routines.
People who prefer straightforward, skill-focused therapy will find a mix of acceptance, cognitive, and relational tools in her practice. She uses plain language and tangible exercises so change feels doable and relevant to everyday life.
Using proven approaches in online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It focuses on small, actionable steps to reduce avoidance and increase contact with what matters. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical tools to change patterns of thinking and behavior. It is useful for managing anxiety, low mood, and impulsive habits by breaking problems into manageable tasks. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and helps people build healthier ways of relating and communicating.Martha treats finding the right approach as a team effort. She talks with each person about goals and preferences and then recommends techniques to try. If one method isn’t helpful, she adjusts the plan so work stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for deeper conversations and working on communication skills. Phone sessions can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief coaching, coping reminders, and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and keep momentum between meetings.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 14 years
- Licensed
- Oklahoma, Utah, Oregon
- Languages
- English
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