Licensed clinical social worker recordIllinois
Anuja Martinez, LCSW
Illinois
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LGBT and relationship concerns
Continue with AnujaCredentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in Illinois
- LCSW, licence 149014784
- NPI
- 1386082428
- Experience
- 25 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Illinois
These details come from information Anuja supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy and sexuality
- Gender and identity
About Anuja
Anuja Martinez is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Illinois with 25 years of clinical experience. She helps adults and young adults with trauma, grief, relationships, identity questions, and the stress of major life changes. Her work also focuses on intimacy-related concerns and issues affecting LGBT people.
She has long experience supporting transgender, nonbinary, gender-nonconforming, and gender-expansive people. Martinez aims to make identity an assumed part of therapy so clients do not need to educate or defend themselves. That approach is reflected in how she talks about sexuality, gender dysphoria, and diverse relationship structures such as polyamory and non-monogamy.
Sessions address practical problems as well as emotional wounds. She routinely works with people facing sexual assault and abuse, domestic violence, immigration-related stress, caregiver burden, and body image struggles. Sexuality issues including sexual dysfunction, kink and BDSM related concerns, and intimacy challenges are also within her focus.
Her style is straightforward and conversational. She listens, asks direct questions, and will offer challenge when it might help. Moments of humor are used alongside serious work to keep conversations human and grounded.
Martinez views healing as learning to live more freely as the person someone already is. Therapy sessions focus on concrete steps people can take to manage stress, clarify values, and rebuild connection to self and others.
BHow sessions work
Approach to evidence-based work and online sessions
Anuja uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding how past experiences affect current relationships and feelings. One common approach she uses helps people process traumatic memories and reduce their day-to-day reactivity by working through specific events and the meanings attached to them. Another approach emphasizes building clearer communication and safer patterns in relationships. This method teaches practical skills for talking about needs, setting boundaries, and handling conflict without escalating. Both approaches are useful for intimacy issues, sexual concerns, and relationship transitions. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss options, test what feels helpful, and adjust methods based on the client's needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is made together rather than assumed up front. Confirm the session formats available before booking, since the biography does not list specific online formats. Online work can make scheduling easier, help fit therapy around work or caregiving, and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. It also avoids travel time so sessions can fit into busy days. Ask about formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire so practical arrangements match your routine.CAreas of focus
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with adults and young adults on trauma, grief, relationship strain, identity concerns, and intimacy-related issues including sexuality and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is straightforward, curious, and human. She listens, asks questions, offers challenge when helpful, and uses moments of humor alongside serious work.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience providing psychotherapy to adults and young adults.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Illinois.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries arrange sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, call 911, or call or text 988. More crisis numbers