Martha Higgins , LCSW

Martha Higgins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Oklahoma who brings 14 years of clinical experience to her work supporting people through difficult transitions and emotional challenges. She focuses on helping clients build deeper self-understanding, strengthen relationships, and develop practical coping strategies for issues such as low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and workplace stress. Her practice integrates compassion with skillful intervention to help clients move from feeling stuck toward more sustainable emotional resilience.

Martha places particular emphasis on addressing attachment-related concerns, communication problems, and the effects of family-of-origin dynamics, while also offering support for career and life transitions, caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue. She works collaboratively with individuals to explore feelings of guilt, shame, emptiness, and impulsivity, and to develop tools for healthier relationships and improved self-care. As an LCSW - a licensed clinical social worker trained in psychotherapy and social systems - she combines evidence-informed techniques with a client-centered stance to guide meaningful, lasting change.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Martha Higgins integrates several evidence-based frameworks to tailor care to each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, supporting work on values-driven goals and coping with anxiety or life change. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating formed in early relationships and helps people understand and revise attachment responses to improve intimacy, trust, and communication. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can be useful for depression, anxiety, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Martha takes a collaborative stance in determining what fits best. She works with clients to clarify goals, test different strategies, and adjust the plan so therapy aligns with each person’s needs, preferences, and pace.

Online therapy with licensed professionals offers flexibility to meet when and how it suits a person's life. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging allow for ongoing support across schedules and locations, making it easier to maintain consistency, manage crises, and apply new skills in real time.