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Dr. Rita Martin, LPC

Experienced mental health professional

Provides online counseling through BetterHelp

At a glance

Rita is an experienced, licensed Mental Health Professional who specializes in affordable online therapy offered through our partner, BetterHelp.

5.0 stars
Clients are very satisfied with Rita. View 57 reviews
Speaks English
Offers Telehealth visits
Licensed in Louisiana, Texas, and 1 more

Recent reviews

Dr Martin is very patient with me, very kind and gives the advice that I really need to hear

Reviewed November 2024

So happy with Dr Martin, she has helped me in many ways.

Reviewed November 2024

More about Rita

  • 8 years' experience
  • Female
  • LPC

I see counseling as a process in which you the client, and I, the counselor, having come to understand and trust one another, work as a team to explore and define present problem situations, develop future goals for an improved life and work in a systematic fashion toward realizing those goals.

I focus on clients self-awareness, self-acceptance, and empower them to change self-sabotaging behaviors.

I earned a Master of Arts degree in Student Personnel Services, Counseling from Northwestern State University of Louisiana in May 2011 and a Doctor of Behavioral Health from Arizona State University in December 2017. I am licensed as a Professional Counselor (#5115) with the Louisiana LPC Board of Examiners at 11410 Lake Sherwood Ave. North Suite A, Baton Rouge, LA 70816, (225) 295-8444. On May 12, 2020, I became licensed as a Professional Counselor (#83930) by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors in Austin, Texas. On March 25, 2022, I became licensed as a Professional Counselor (#C6691) by the Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists (OBLPCT) in Salem, Oregon.

Specialties

Stress Anxiety Trauma and abuse Parenting issues Self esteem Depression Addictions Relationship issues Family conflicts Grief Sleeping disorders Anger management Compassion fatigue ADHD

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Mindfulness Therapy
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy
  • Trauma-Focused Therapy

Licenses

Dr. Rita Martin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174080816.

  • LPC · Louisiana · 5115 · Expires June 2026
  • LPC · Texas · 83930 · Expires August 2025
  • LPC · Oregon · C6691 · Expires August 2025

About online counseling

Affordable.
Pay a low flat fee.
Convenient.
Do it at your own time and at your own pace. Communicate whenever you feel it's needed.
Available now.
There is no waiting list and no calls to make. Simply fill out a short questionnaire and send your first message.

Online counseling allows you to receive care from a mental health practitioner via phone, video chat, or instant messaging. It is convenient for those who may have trouble getting to or would prefer not to have in-person therapy appointments. Starting at $65 per week, online counseling is generally more affordable than in-person counseling. A study by researchers at University of California, Berkeley found that online counseling can be just as effective as face-to-face therapy while being more convenient, affordable, and accessible.

Reviews for Dr. Rita Martin

All reviews have been submitted by clients after seeing the provider.

Overall rating:

5.0

57 reviews

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Clients mention: Helped Great Helpful Recommend Easy Grateful Support Amazing Anxiety Excellent

Dr Martin is very patient with me, very kind and gives the advice that I really need to hear

Reviewed November 2024

So happy with Dr Martin, she has helped me in many ways.

Reviewed November 2024

I've received exceptional help from Dr. Martin...aka Dr. Rita She understands my background and has provided the opportunity for me to grow and prosper.

Reviewed November 2024

Dr. Martin is great!

Reviewed July 2024

I think she is great and has offered me good insight. I appreciate her approach.

Reviewed May 2024

Dr. Martin is fantastic. A wonderful combination of support and structure. I appreciate her approach, which is centered on research based practices. she provides her professional opinion and tried and true methodology to support it.

Reviewed May 2024

I've enjoyed working with Dr. Martin so much! She has helped me maneuver through some heavy personal work. I appreciate her knowledge as well as her humor. Both are vital!

Reviewed April 2024

Dr Martin is very compassionate and intuitive & offers advice & ideas vs just saying "that's really difficult or stressful " like so many counselors do that is patronizing. She is a true testament of what a good therapist is.

Reviewed January 2024

Excellent therapist

Reviewed January 2024

Dr. Rita has been very encouraging and helpful to me so far. She helps put into words what I am trying to articulate and she has given me some really great advice on some family issues and feeling burnt out in Motherhood. My family has already benefited from some of the ideas she encouraged me that I’ve implemented. I am very thankful for my weekly chat with Dr. Rita.

Reviewed January 2024

Dr. Martin was an incredible support to me as I processed some difficult circumstances in my life. I appreciate her great listening skills, thoughtful responses, and the beneficial tools she shared to help me get to the bottom of my issues and build up my relationships going forward. I highly recommend her!

Reviewed January 2024

I have been working with Dr Martin for about 3 weeks now. She is extremely helpful and patient. She listens and gives tools that are relevant. I am already seeing improvement in my mindset and ability to see how the tools provided are extremely helpful. I really appreciate Dr Martin’s help and am very grateful for her and her support.

Reviewed July 2021

Dr. Martin is a kind and gentle soul who listens attentively and offers encouragement and suggestions for dealing with your concerns. She gives you exercises to work on between sessions and tries to teach you to steer your thoughts in a positive direction. She responded to messages in a timely manner and showed up on time to our sessions. She has already helped me a lot!

Reviewed January 2021

The ti me I've spent with Dr. Martin has helped me gather tools to help maneuver through life with more ease and less anxiety. She's a very compassionate therapist, wholly professional, yet she brings her background and upbringing to make me realize that many of us have had difficult childhoods. The goal is to use those experiences to help others and to be able to feel better.

Reviewed November 2023

She really helped me and drastically changed the way I thought about myself. Highly recommend. She helped me pull myself out of a hole I thought it would be impossible to get out of. 10/10

Reviewed November 2023

This is my first experience with online therapy and I have little experience with therapy at all. My goal was to mend gaps within my family, I am learning how my perspectives and how I feel about myself contribute to those gaps. Dr. Martin is professional, yet comfortable and empathetic. I can contact her easily and she responds quickly. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed August 2023

We had one session and felt really good about working with her.

Reviewed June 2023

Dr. Martin is great. I would recommend Dr. Martin to everyone. She has been very helpful in my journey. I appreciate Dr. Martin and owe her a lot for my development.

Reviewed May 2023

Dr. Martin was a very positive and goal-oriented therapist.

Reviewed May 2023

I feel that Dr. Martin has understood my concerns and responded with helpful insight and questions that further my own insight. In this process of a few chats with her, I feel that some weight I was feeling has lifted. She provided a positive experience and I would appreciate a return to her if I find the need again.

Reviewed April 2023

After the passing of my Father, I was in complete shock and heavy grief. I knew immediately that I needed help, but it was going to be someone who could truly understand where I was coming from. Dr Martin quite possibly saved my life. I'm glad it never got to that point of thinking, but it very well could have. Over 4.5 months, we spoke about everything I was feeling, and I learned talking about it was the only way I was going to heal. She gave me new perspectives and tools to use moving forward to grieve, but also help my new focus on life. I cannot thank her enough for what she did for me.

Reviewed January 2023

Amazing!

Reviewed December 2022

Dr. Martin is excellent! I started BetterHelp when I was really struggling with some things, and was fortunately matched with Dr. Martin. She helped me work through some things and taught me skills that I will continue to use forever.

Reviewed November 2022

I came to Rita what felt like helpless and broken. She was there to talk and text whenever I needed support. I am a 100% changed person and can manage life easily on my own now. And I am so great full for that!

Reviewed November 2022

Our time together was brief due to my schedule but I felt she listened really well and offered great insight and would highly recommend her to others. Thank you.

Reviewed November 2022

Dr. Martin has helped me mold into a person I never knew I could be!

Reviewed November 2022

I may have to discontinue therapy for financial reasons but it has nothing to do with the quality of therapy I’ve received. Dr. Martin has been compassionate and straightforward, and very easy to talk to.

Reviewed November 2022

Only my second session with Dr. Martin and already feel a form of relief. Very thankful I was paired with her!

Reviewed July 2022

Dr Martin has given me insight and tools to change patterns and has been very kind and helpful. This is a great experience. I am very thankful!

Reviewed July 2022

Dr. Martin is caring, professional and excellent. Her suggestions are a great help. She also provides information and worksheets, etc... All of which have been highly effective. We are very happy with her as our counsellor.

Reviewed July 2022

Dr Martin provides a listening ear and helps me calm myself down.

Reviewed July 2022

Dr. Martin has helped me grow and become stronger as a person in just a few short months. I highly recommend betterhelp to anyone who has struggles in their life.

Reviewed May 2022

Dr. Martin is a great therapist. She is very easy to talk to and made me feel comfortable sharing things that I usually wouldn't say to anyone. She's very knowledgeable and sent a variety of resources to help me. Dr. Martin is always on times for our sessions and responded promptly to my messages and gave feedback on tasks I completed. I also love that she didnt make me feel pressured to getting them done.

Reviewed May 2022

Caring!

Reviewed March 2022

I've only had a couple of sessions with Dr. Martin so far, but I already feel very safe with her. She really listens and gives me time to express myself. Dr Martin takes me as I am and builds me up in spirit with her kind words. I feel respected and understood, and the feelings I express are validated by her. She also offers helpful tools and strategies that I can practice in order to heal and become who I want to be.

Reviewed February 2022

Dr Martin is a Wonderful Therapist! I really appreciate her helping me to get back on track.

Reviewed November 2021

Amazing teacher and listener!

Reviewed November 2021

Dr. Martin. You are an amazing counselor/therapist. You have helped me so much and encouraged me to be okay with who I am as a person. You have also talked with me about anything that has been troubling, and I appreciate you taking all of what is going on in my life and redirecting it to self-reflection and discovery. I appreciate all of what you’ve done and I would love to come back to you anytime because of how helpful you are!

Reviewed November 2021

Dr. Martin has been a blessing and huge support for me. She isn’t just a counselor but feels like family. I have grown so much within myself and with my family. I’m grateful for her and what she has done.

Reviewed September 2021

I've been so grateful to work with Dr. Martin for 3 months; it's been life changing. She is full of creative ideas, such as pointing me to qi gong for relaxation, good books to read, and doing a hypnosis and healing session that felt like a breath of fresh air. She is an excellent listener and so kind. She really took the time to get to know me. Meeting with her has been a true highlight of my weeks. My anxiety and other symptoms have improved. I would recommend her highly to all!

Reviewed June 2021

Dr. Martin has an exceptional skill of honing in on issues. She comes up with easy realistic goals for me to work my way through the issues. I think she is an exceptional doctor and I will continue to see her.

Reviewed May 2021

I have just started and I already feel like I’ve made more progress on self reflection and acceptance. It’s still hard but I know I can talk to someone now

Reviewed April 2021

I have tried betterhelp before and not found a compatible counsellor due to my complex persona. Dr Martin is perceptive, warm and firm when needed. I fully recommend her.

Reviewed April 2021

Dr Martin is one of the most inspiring human beings alive. She has helped me turn my life around and become a better version of myself. I would recommend Dr. Martin to all of my friends as she is kind, understanding and assertive. I am aspiring to possess these qualities and therapy has helped me focus my energy on being a better husband and a better human being.

Reviewed April 2021

Dr. Martin is an amazing counsellor, not only because of her knowledge and skills as a therapist, but also because she offers an abundance of helpful tools and exercises and - above all - has a very human and warm approach that builds trust very quickly. I highly recommend her.

Reviewed March 2021

Great insight.

Reviewed March 2021

Dr. Martin makes time for me, and stays in touch through the multiple options of video calling, chat, or phone. She is very personable and nonjudgemental. She makes me very comfortable in expressing my thoughts and feelings to her, and encourages me to use the tools she provides and available on the BetterHelp site. I always feel better after talking to her.

Reviewed March 2021

Dr. Martin is extremely helpful. She listens to me and breaks down my thoughts to get to the root of where it comes from. She responds fast and provides additional information to help guide me. I enjoyed talking to her. She made it easy to open up and allow me to be myself and see my true self more. I would highly recommend her to anyone!

Reviewed February 2021

I just started therapy but so far working with Dr. Martin has been the best experience I've had. I look forward to continuing with her.

Reviewed December 2020

I'm very grateful that BetterHelp matched me with Dr Martin! She is very easy to talk to and always gives great advices. She helped me A LOT with my anxiety and other problems that I had! I can't thank her enough. :)

Reviewed November 2020

Dr. Martin has helped me to identify areas in my life that are causing me extreme anxiety. She’s very compassionate and truly cares. She is up front and honest about the work that you will need to put in and doesn’t sugar coat things. I appreciate that in more ways than I can express at this given time.

Reviewed November 2020

Dt. Martin has been an invaluable help to me. Her insights have been very beneficial. She has helped me grow as a person and understand myself and what I have been through better. I can’t thank her enough.

Reviewed August 2020

Dr. Martin has been very helpful in being a solutions oriented therapist. In previous experiences in therapy, I've always felt a rush to finish in a certain amount of time, and I've never felt such an organic meeting in my 'in-life' sessions with professionals before. I'm very happy so far in my experience with Dr. Martin!

Reviewed August 2020

I feel grateful to have been able to talk with Dr. Martin! She was there when I needed someone while I was going through a very sad time. She gives her honest advice and talks with kindness and compassion. I hope to work more with her in the coming weeks to help me understand myself more and become a stronger and better version of myself.

Reviewed May 2020

I have really enjoyed Dr. Martin and her expertise in inner child work and PTSD. Dr. Martin is very easy to talk to and offers tools and resources at the right time. She has been supportive, has challenged me and allowed me to grow deeper in understanding myself without feeling alone or overwhelmed by my emotions. I recommend Dr. Martin.

Reviewed May 2020

Dr. Martin has been such a blessing to me the past 3 weeks! I’m so grateful I was matched with her and she is helping me tremendously!

Reviewed May 2020

Dr. Martin was very kind and understanding. She made sure to follow up on me even when I did not respond. She was very supportive, understanding and helpful.

Reviewed April 2020

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Frequently asked questions

Does Dr. Rita Martin offer telehealth visits?

Yes. Dr. Rita Martin works with clients by exchanging messages, chatting live, speaking over the phone, or video conferencing based on what works for the client at that particular time.

What language(s) does Dr. Rita Martin speak?

Dr. Rita Martin speaks English.

How many years of experience does Dr. Rita Martin have?

Dr. Rita Martin has 8 years of experience.

Where is Dr. Rita Martin licensed to practice?

Dr. Rita Martin is licensed to practice in Louisiana, Texas, and Oregon.

Does Dr. Rita Martin accept clients outside of the United States?

No, Dr. Rita Martin does not accept clients outside of the United States.

Is online therapy as effective as in-person therapy?

Numerous studies support the effectiveness of online platforms in facilitating life changes. For instance, research published by JMIR Publications, conducted by teams from the University of Berkeley, UCSF, and SF General Hospital, found that "users of BetterHelp experienced significantly reduced depression symptom severity after engaging with the platform."

What treatment approaches does Dr. Rita Martin offer?

Dr. Rita Martin offers clients Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Hypnotherapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

How can I communicate with Dr. Rita Martin?

Dr. Rita Martin can be engaged in any one of four ways: (1) Exchanging messages, (2) chatting live, (3) speaking over the phone, or (4) video conferencing. You can use different ways at different times as you wish, based on your needs, availability, and convenience.

How do I get started with Dr. Rita Martin?

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