Martha Higgins, LCSW
Oklahoma · 14 years in practice
Martha Higgins is a licensed clinical social worker who uses emotionally focused work to help people untangle strong feelings and improve important relationships.
License and registration
- LCSW, Oklahoma
- 5374 · expires December 2026
- LCSW, Utah
- 12955956-3501 · expires September 2026
- LCSW, Oregon
- L14029 · expires January 2027
- NPI
- 1316387129 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Martha
Martha Higgins is a licensed clinical social worker who uses emotionally focused work to help people untangle strong feelings and improve important relationships. She offers steady support for anxiety, depression, stress, and changes that shake daily life. Her style is warm and collaborative, aimed at practical steps people can try between sessions.
With 14 years in practice, she draws on several approaches to match each person's needs. Martha often blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centered and cognitive behavioral techniques when helpful to teach new coping skills. She helps people deal with a wide range of concerns, including relationship problems, self-esteem, grief, trauma and abuse, burnout, ADHD, and career stress. Martha pays attention to family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, and feelings of emptiness or abandonment.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable changes. Martha works with adults who want to make lasting shifts in how they relate to themselves and others. Her work often addresses guilt, shame, impulsivity, and anger in straightforward ways.
People can expect a mix of emotional reflection and skill-building during sessions. Based in Oklahoma, Martha conducts therapy in English and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Her practice uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and fees vary with location and therapist availability.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotional and acceptance approaches translate online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people notice and name strong emotions and how those emotions shape close relationships. Online sessions allow clients to bring real moments from daily life into the work, so patterns can be spotted and shifted in the context of current concerns.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy teaches practical ways to accept difficult feelings while taking steps toward valued goals. In remote sessions this often means pairing brief in-session practice with small real-world exercises between meetings to build psychological flexibility.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns that affect current connections and trust. Through conversation and reflective exercises, clients learn new ways of relating and managing attachment wounds even when work happens over video or phone.
Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with each person to choose or combine methods based on goals, comfort, and what feels most useful. That collaborative process helps shape clear treatment steps and realistic practice tasks.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and face-to-face conversation, phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, and live chat or text messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and to apply what is learned in real life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Martha commonly address?
She works with anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, self-esteem, ADHD, and career-related strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and collaborative, combining emotional work with practical skill-building to help people manage strong feelings and make changes.
What is her clinical background and experience?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of clinical experience supporting adults through life transitions and emotional challenges.
Where does she practice and what are her credentials?
She practices in Oklahoma and holds the credential LCSW, listed as OR LCSW and OK LCSW in credential records.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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