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Martin Coleman

Martin Coleman, LPC

Texas

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Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Life Changes

  • Client-Centered Therapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Narrative and Solution-Focused

About Martin

Martin Coleman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with 14 years of experience. He works with adults facing life changes, relationship concerns, stress, anxiety, and issues around identity and intimacy. Martin also supports people dealing with parenting pressures, career uncertainty, self-esteem struggles, and concerns connected to BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.

He uses straightforward conversation and listening to help people make sense of what they are facing. Sessions focus on the person's goals and immediate problems, with practical steps to try between meetings. Martin often draws on client-centered techniques to keep the work grounded in each person's values.

Martin combines mindfulness practices to help manage stress and anxiety with narrative work that looks at the stories people tell about themselves. Solution-focused methods are used when clients want short-term change or clearer next steps. Together these approaches are used to address things like abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.

People who come with blended family issues, divorce and separation, fatherhood questions, caregiver strain, or substance concerns can work on specific relationship patterns and coping strategies. He also helps with problems around commitment, intimacy, and forgiveness, taking a matter-of-fact approach to difficult topics.

Sessions are conducted in English. Martin accepts international clients. Prospective clients who want to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How his therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the client says. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on the client's priorities and encourage clear, honest dialogue about what matters most. It can help with relationship concerns, identity questions, and making decisions after major life changes.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce stress and manage anxiety. In remote sessions, exercises are explained and practiced together so people can use them during daily life. Narrative therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and asks which parts of those stories could be revised to support different choices or roles.

Finding the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked in the past. That conversation helps decide whether to emphasize mindfulness, narrative work, solution-focused steps, or a blend of approaches.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make scheduling easier and fit sessions into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove the need to travel. Licensed professionals often use these practical benefits to help clients keep therapy connected to everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesNarcissismPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual dysfunctionSexualityWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does he work with?

He works with adults on issues like anxiety, stress, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting and career worries, and life changes.

How does he approach someone feeling stuck?

He uses client-centered listening, mindfulness exercises, and solution-focused steps to identify small, practical changes a person can try between sessions.

How much experience does he have?

He has 14 years of counseling experience, beginning practice in 2007 and working across a wide range of concerns since then.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Can I work with him if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin work with him?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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