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- Relationship issues
- Parenting support
- Trauma and coping
About Martha
LCSW in Connecticut with 25 years of clinical experience, Martha Ayala-Tannis focuses on relationship concerns, family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes. She offers Christian counseling and draws on several therapeutic styles to meet different needs.
Martha has worked in the mental health field since 1997. She uses approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychodynamic Therapy. Her experience spans long-term and shorter-term work with people facing stressful transitions and painful past events.
In sessions she listens first and then helps people identify practical next steps. That may mean learning specific coping skills, testing a different way of responding, or reflecting on past patterns that keep repeating. She will bring tools from evidence-informed approaches while keeping the conversation focused on the issues the person brings.
Martha provides Christian counseling when that is requested. She also works with people who want more secular approaches; treatment is shaped by the client’s preferences and by what seems most helpful for the concern at hand.
People who choose her can expect clear, straightforward conversation and a focus on usable strategies for day-to-day life. To begin, clients follow the site’s matching and scheduling process to set up an initial session.
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How Martha applies therapeutic approaches online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what the person is saying so they can make clearer choices. It is useful when someone wants a conversational space to sort out feelings and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact and teaches practical skills to change patterns. CBT is commonly used for worry, mood changes, and problem-solving in daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martha will collaborate with each person to choose which methods to try first and will adjust them as goals and needs shift. The process is practical and aims to match techniques to what the client wants to change or understand.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can help fit therapy into a busy schedule by reducing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or at times that work best. They also make it easier to use short check-ins or focused skill practice when that fits someone’s routine.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
Connecticut, New York
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship concerns, family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Psychodynamic Therapy to match the approach to the problem.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in the mental health field, practicing since 1997.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and Connecticut and is located in Connecticut.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.