Martha Jimenez, LCSW
EMDR-certified (EMDRIA), Somatic Experiencing certified (SE™ Trauma Institute), and intensively trained in DBT. Native Spanish speaker offering therapy in Spanish and English.
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Where the body holds it, that's where we work.
I specialize in working with trauma clients. I am certified in EMDR by EMDRIA and Somatic Experiencing certified by the SE™ Trauma Institute, with additional training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy. I have extensively studied the neurobiology of trauma and trauma treatment.
I am intensively trained in DBT and work with clients using DBT and CBT alongside the somatic and EMDR work. My experience spans forensic, inpatient, and outpatient environments, which gives me a clear sense of how trauma shows up across different levels of care.
I also develop programs, provide program development consulting, and supervise other social workers for licensure, drawing on the same somatic and trauma framework that grounds my client work.
Areas of specialty training.
Beyond foundational training, I have pursued deep specialization in the parts of trauma work that most often need extra care.
EMDR & SE in Spanish
As a native Spanish speaker, I provide EMDR and Somatic Experiencing in Spanish for clients who need trauma work in their first language. Healing happens more easily when the words feel like home.
Working with complexity and dissociation
Specialty training in dissociative disorders and trauma, including the fragmented self structures that complex trauma can produce.
Specialized sexual trauma work
Specialty training in healing sexual trauma, including the somatic and attachment-based approaches this work requires.
Care that does not re-injure
Trained in recognizing and avoiding re-traumatization in the therapy room, and in supporting helpers and clinicians through compassion fatigue.
Built on rigorous, ongoing training.
Trauma certifications
- EMDR CertifiedEMDRIA-credentialed. Learn more
- Somatic Experiencing Certified (SE™)SE™ Trauma Institute. Learn more
- Sensorimotor PsychotherapyDr. Janina Fisher, Levels 1 to 4: neurobiological legacy of trauma; principles and challenges of trauma treatment; trauma-related dissociation and complexity; advanced topics in theory, clinical practice, and the therapeutic relationship.
- Certified Complex Trauma Professional (CCTP-II)IATP CCTP
EMDR specialized trainings
- Dr. Ana Gomez seriesEMDR therapy with medical and somatic conditioning; EMDR and attachment; healing the wounded self across the life span; EMDR and Theraplay with children; complex trauma, dissociative symptoms, and EMDR; making EMDR developmentally appropriate for children.
- Debra Wesselmann, LIMHPEMDR Integrative Team Treatment for Attachment Trauma in Children, Parts 1 and 2
- Deany Laliotis, LICSWGoing deeper into personality and character structure using EMDR therapy
Sexual trauma & complex trauma
- Peter Levine and Diane Poole HellerHealing sexual trauma
- Dissociative disorders & traumaSpecialty training
- Re-traumatization & compassion fatigueSpecialty training in recognition and prevention
DBT, CBT & other
- Intensively trained in DBT
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Training in CBT for anxiety, depression, and related concerns
- FEI Behavioral Debriefing Model
Where I work with clients.
Each of these specialties has its own dedicated page. Click through to learn more about the approach and what to expect.
EMDR and Somatic Experiencing for trauma, available in English and Spanish.
Learn moreComprehensive, adherent DBT for teens and adults navigating overwhelming emotions.
Learn moreCBT for anxiety, panic, and depression. Practical, evidence-based, action-oriented.
Learn moreIntegration support for ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and other psychedelic experiences, grounded in somatic and trauma-informed care.
Learn moreReady to start? Let's talk.
Schedule your free 15-minute consultation call with me and start your therapy journey today. Email me with a few times that work for you.