Central Jersey Psychotherapy
Susan Martinez, MSW, LCSW
Services And Specialties
You’ve tried to be okay. You’ve tried to move on. But your body still holds the stress, the fear, the memories that words can’t reach. Healing begins when your mind and body finally work together.
Susan offers evidence-based therapy alongside holistic tools like Reiki, sound healing, and canine-assisted sessions, because true healing happens when you feel safe, seen, and supported in every way.
Trauma Healing
Many of my clients come from backgrounds of trauma, often, experiences they’ve minimized, hidden, or tried to push away. Whether looking to heal from narcissistic abuse, domestic violence, or challenges from your childhood, together, we create a space where your story can be held with compassion, and where healing becomes possible.
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Holistic Healing
True healing goes beyond talk therapy. If you’re open to exploring healing in ways that honor your whole self, we’ll weave these tools into your journey together. These holistic methods create space to pause, reconnect with your inner wisdom, and cultivate balance in mind, body, and spirit.
Animal Assisted Therapy
Sometimes words aren’t enough. That’s why I partner with my therapy dog, O’Hara, to help create a calming presence in the room. Research shows that canine-assisted therapy reduces autonomic arousal and offers co-regulation, helping you feel safe and supported as we explore difficult emotions.
Somatic Therapy
Your body holds stories that your mind can’t always put into words.
Through somatic therapy, you’ll gently tune into the body’s signals, tension, breath, posture, and sensation, to uncover what’s been held beneath the surface. Release stored stress and trauma while feeling grounded in the present moment.
Couples Counseling
Even the strongest relationships can lose their balance over time. Maybe communication feels strained, small misunderstandings turn into distance, or you’ve fallen into patterns that leave you both feeling unseen. In couples therapy, you’ll learn to rebuild trust, strengthen communication, and reconnect with the sense of partnership and safety you’ve both been longing for.
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You don’t have to carry this alone anymore.
The shame, the self-doubt, the racing thoughts...healing begins the moment you decide to set them down.
In therapy, you’ll find compassion, holistic tools, and the steady presence of O’Hara, the therapy dog, to help calm the storm when emotions feel too big.
This is your time to thrive.