About Lacie
Lacie Martinez uses a client-centered, strength-based approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship worries, low self-esteem, and life changes. She holds an LPCC, which is the credential listed for her Kentucky practice, and brings seven years of professional experience to her work. Early in her career she worked as a substance abuse and dual diagnosis therapist.
She later served as a Clinical Director and Operations Director. Those roles gave her experience with practical case coordination and program-level thinking that she brings into one-on-one sessions.
Background and approach
In meetings she focuses first on building a trusting working relationship. She sees the person as the expert in their own life and uses that perspective to guide conversations. Sessions aim to identify strengths, clarify goals, and build small habits that add up to change.
Her approach is holistic and grounded in everyday steps. She helps people talk through communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, and questions about life purpose and self-love. Workplace stress and motivation are also common topics she addresses.
Clients can expect collaboration on practical goals that target increased self-worth and more satisfying day-to-day functioning. The emphasis is on useful strategies and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Evidence-informed approaches and online therapy options
The therapist uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on building strengths and practical skills. One common approach is client-centered work, which focuses on listening closely, reflecting back what matters, and helping people name their goals and values. This approach helps when someone feels stuck, uncertain, or overwhelmed by decisions.Another core method emphasizes skill-building for everyday problems. That involves practicing coping strategies for stress and anxiety, developing communication habits, and breaking larger goals into small steps. These methods are useful for addictions, workplace stress, and improving self-esteem.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match techniques to each person's needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try strategies, review what helps, and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues and hold fuller conversations, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break, and live chat or text-based messaging can be used for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into busy lives.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English