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- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- End-of-life counseling
About Martrell
LISW-CP (South Carolina) and LCSW-C (Maryland) social worker with seven years of clinical experience. Martrell Kelly John focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, anger, self-esteem, career concerns, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
Martrell speaks plainly with people about what feels overwhelming or out of balance. She describes common triggers such as illness, loss, relationship breakdown, abuse, or everyday pressure at work and home. Sessions aim to identify strengths and practical steps to manage symptoms and improve daily functioning.
Her background includes work across behavioral and mental health settings, hospice and bereavement services, foster care, adoption supports, disability services, and education. That experience informs how she notices stress responses and practical barriers to change.
In sessions she uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma, grief, and adjustment problems. The work often involves learning coping skills, processing difficult events, and practicing small changes that build toward steadier routines and clearer priorities.
She encourages a collaborative process where people try short-term strategies and adjust as needed. The focus is on what helps in daily life - managing emotions, improving relationships, and handling career or caregiving demands. Martrell works in English and practices in South Carolina.
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How evidence-based methods translate to remote sessions
Martrell uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and grief. For trauma-related work this typically means paced processing of difficult events, learning grounding and emotional regulation strategies, and building skills to reduce reactivity. For grief and loss the focus is on remembering, adjusting to changed routines, and developing coping practices that support daily life.She also uses brief skills-based methods to help with anxiety and stress. These approaches teach concrete tools such as breathing and behavioral experiments, planning manageable activities, and reshaping unhelpful thinking patterns so people can test what helps between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try techniques, review what works, and adjust the plan over time to fit real-life demands.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into daily life by removing travel time and allowing appointments during breaks or after caregiving duties. Different formats also let people choose shorter check-ins or longer sessions when needed, which helps keep momentum and apply new strategies between meetings.
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Areas of expertise
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
South Carolina, Maryland
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, anger, self-esteem, career changes, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and hospice and end-of-life counseling.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and a practical approach. Sessions emphasize coping skills, processing difficult events, and steps to improve daily functioning.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience working in behavioral and mental health, hospice and bereavement, foster care and adoption, disability services, and educational settings.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds LISW-CP in South Carolina and LCSW-C in Maryland, and she practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm current session options with her 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 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, use the urgent help numbers.