Makayla Martin

Makayla Martin is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LISW-CP) and LCSW with five years of clinical practice. She focuses on helping individuals navigate mental health challenges, trauma, and life transitions while maintaining a commitment to underserved and vulnerable communities. Her work addresses a range of presenting concerns including stress, anxiety, anger, self esteem, depression, and coping with change.

She draws from a variety of established therapies, including Cognitive Processing Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Compassion-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. Makayla tailors these methods to each person, emphasizing practical skills and reflective work that align with clients goals and life context. Her approach intends to support clients who are managing attachment concerns, communication difficulties, guilt and shame, isolation, questions of life purpose, veteran and armed forces issues, financial stress, self-love, workplace challenges, and young adult transitions.

Makayla aims to create a welcoming environment where clients can explore difficulties, build coping strategies, and identify sources of resilience. She works with people across ages and backgrounds and seeks to partner with each person to plan care that responds to their situation and priorities.