Growth, crecimiento; Validation, validación; Support, apoyo; Healing, sanación; Belonging, pertenencia; Authenticity, autenticidad; Compassion, compasión.
Meet Dr. Martínez (she/her)
The vocabulary that matters is yours, in whichever language it lives.
So much of what brings people to therapy has no easy name: a self that doesn't fit the story you were handed, a grief no one around you seems to see, a love that costs more than it should. My work begins by making room for all of it, without asking you to translate yourself first.
As a Spanish-speaking, bicultural provider, I hold the particular weight of living between cultures, languages, and expectations. I work with people across gender and sexuality, race and heritage, and the ordinary and extraordinary passages of a life. My approach is collaborative and unhurried, and it offers what I believe every person deserves: growth, validation, and support.
How may I help
A practice built around identity and belonging.
Six areas of specialization for adolescents, emerging adults, adults, couples, and families: gender-affirming and LGBTQIA+ care, multicultural identity, trauma, reproductive mental health, and the relationships that hold a life together. If you're unsure where your situation fits, reach out. We'll find it together.
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Gender-Affirming & Transgender Care
Gender-affirming care, WPATH certified
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LGBTQIA+ Affirming Therapy
LGBTQIA+ affirming therapy
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Multicultural Identities, Diversity & Race
Multicultural identities, diversity and race
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Trauma & PTSD
Trauma and PTSD
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Reproductive & Perinatal Mental Health
Reproductive and perinatal mental health
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Relationships, Teens & Families
Relational issues, families, and parenting
Services
Ways we can work together.
From weekly individual therapy to DBT skills groups, gender health assessments, and clinical supervision, care is shaped to the format that fits you.
See all services →- Individual therapy
- Couples and partner therapy
- Family therapy
- Group therapy
- DBT Skills Group
- Gender health assessments
- Presentations
- Consultation
- Clinical supervision
How I work
“I look forward to bearing witness to your story and helping you find a path forward.”
Dr. Lyssett Martínez
Therapy here is collaborative. I don't hand you a curriculum or a diagnosis to wear. Blending psychodynamic depth with empirically supported treatments like mindfulness, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and CBT, I individually tailor the work to your unique experience: the history you carry, the culture you come from, the language your feelings speak most fluently.
The goal is not to become someone easier for the world to hold. It is to become more fully, more freely yourself, and to build the steadiness that lets you live from there.
The room
A familiar room.
Her longtime New York office, drawn from memory: the leather couch, the gold lamps, the city in the windows. Sessions happen here in the Flatiron District, or wherever you are by telehealth.
Locations
A city practice, in more than one city.
City Mindful began in New York, and the name is deliberate: the practice now reaches wherever its people are.
New York
Nueva YorkFlatiron District, in person and online
Philadelphia
FiladelfiaChestnut Hill
Mexico City
Ciudad de MéxicoEl Ángel de la Independencia
TelehealthEn línea
Online across New York, Pennsylvania, and more than 40 PsyPact states.
Access & fees
Clear about cost, and committed to access.
An out-of-network practice with a sliding scale for those who may be eligible. I provide the superbill you need to claim your out-of-network benefits, and the first call is always free.
Individual
$300
50-minute session
Couples
$350
Per session
Sliding scale
Available
Ask during your consult
Consultation
Free
15-minute phone consult
From colleagues
What other clinicians say.
“I appreciate the compassion and candor that Dr. Martinez brings to her work. She has keen insights and a sharp wit. She is a valued colleague who has worked tirelessly to hone her ability to support those with mental health problems.”
Susanna Francies, PsyD
Psychologist
“I highly recommend Dr. Martinez as a therapist and gender therapist. As her colleague I have seen her demonstrate a high level of skill and effectiveness as a clinician. She brings to her work genuine care and warmth for the clients she works with.”
Lisette R. Lahana, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker, Gender Therapist
The first conversation is free, and unhurried.
Most people who reach out have been carrying the question for a while. There's no pressure from this end. When the timing feels right, call or send a note. The first step is a free 15-minute consultation to talk through what you're looking for and whether we're a good fit. In English or en español.