Zachary Martin , LCSW

Zachary Martin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California with five years of clinical experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, and other life stresses that commonly affect daily functioning.

He began working in adult residential settings for people with developmental disabilities while completing his education. Zachary holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy with a minor in psychology and a master’s degree in social work. That background influences his interest in cognitive and existential questions that often come up in therapy.

His practice draws on several practical methods including client-centered approaches, cognitive behavioral work, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative techniques, and existential ideas. He aims to help people identify patterns that make life harder and test new ways of responding that feel doable.

Before focusing on outpatient therapy he worked in foster and adoption services, child welfare investigations, inpatient hospitalization, and interdisciplinary teams. That range of settings shaped his view of how social, family, and medical factors interact with emotional well-being.

In sessions he uses straightforward conversation, short exercises to try between meetings, and collaborative problem solving. People often leave with concrete next steps they can use between appointments.

How his approaches translate to online work