Mirna Martinez Serrano, LCSW

Licensed in California · 18 years in practice

Mirna Martinez Serrano is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California with 18 years of professional experience.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 27631 · expires June 2027
NPI: 1114104338 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 18
Languages: English, Spanish

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About Mirna

Mirna Martinez Serrano is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in California with 18 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She speaks English and Spanish and aims to make therapy straightforward and useful.

She uses a problem-solving approach in sessions. That means she helps people break issues into manageable steps. Conversations are practical and focused on what can change now.

Background and approach

Mirna encourages people to build on the strengths they already have. Mirna treats caregiver stress and helps with communication problems alongside general mood concerns. She listens for what matters most to each person and offers concrete strategies to reduce overwhelm.

Sessions often include planning, skill practice, and reviewing what worked between meetings. Her style is collaborative and supportive. Clients are invited to set goals and try methods that fit their daily routine.

Mirna frames therapy as a process where small changes add up over time. She recognizes that reaching out is difficult, and she aims to make the first steps easier. People who want clear guidance and practical tools to manage feelings and life shifts may find her approach helpful.

The focus stays on real-world solutions that people can use right away.

Focus areas and approaches

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Online support

Approaches and how online sessions help

Mirna works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on problem solving and practical skill building. Problem solving teaches ways to define a specific problem, list possible actions, try one option, and review what happened; this helps with day-to-day stress and making life changes. She also emphasizes skill-based strategies to manage anxious thoughts and low mood, such as simple coping steps and communication practice that can be used between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, rhythm, and preferences. That may mean starting with short, concrete exercises and adjusting as needs change so the plan stays useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper discussion. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and continue progress between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

Mirna focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes, and also helps with caregiver stress and communication problems.

What is the therapist's style in sessions?

She uses a problem-solving approach that emphasizes concrete steps and practical strategies tailored to each person's situation.

How long has she worked in this field?

She has 18 years of professional experience supporting people through mood and life-change concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in California.

Which languages are used in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can be provided via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

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