Michele San Martin, LPC

Michele San Martin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and anger. Michele highlights practical ways to reduce reactivity and to handle ongoing frustration without shaming the person who struggles with it.

She approaches sessions with the assumption that the client knows their story best. Michele helps people notice patterns that keep anger and resentment alive. She draws on conversational, skill-building work so clients can try different responses between sessions.

Michele uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts that fuel strong emotions. She also brings client-centered methods that focus on listening and reflecting what matters to the person in front of her. Mindfulness practices are used to help clients ground themselves when feelings feel overwhelming.

Her background also includes Jungian ideas about meaning and internal parts work that can help people understand repeated emotional reactions. Solution-focused techniques are used to set short-term, doable goals for calmer interactions at home and work.

Clients can expect straightforward conversation, skills to practice, and a focus on small changes that lead to fewer snap reactions. Michele’s work is practical and paced to the client’s comfort level. She invites people who want tools and clearer patterns to start with a simple first step.

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