- Stress and anxiety
- Family of origin
- CBT and ACT methods
About Judith
Dr. Judith Josiah-Martin is an LCSW practicing in Maine with 20 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career concerns, coaching, and compassion fatigue, and lists family of origin issues among her work areas. She offers straightforward help for people feeling stuck by patterns learned in the family they grew up in.
Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions tend to focus on identifying unhelpful patterns, testing small changes, and building clearer communication skills. She uses tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to reduce anxious thinking and increase present-moment coping.
Attachment-based ideas inform her work with people who want to understand how early relationship roles still shape adult choices. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) techniques are used to help clients clarify values and commit to meaningful action even when emotions are difficult.
Judith combines a client-centered stance with targeted strategies. That means she listens for what matters most to the person in front of her, then introduces exercises or experiments to shift behavior and thinking. Sessions can include skill practice, behavioral experiments, and values-focused planning.
Her background includes long experience with caregiving stress, codependency, immigration-related concerns, substance issues, and aging or geriatric questions. She also works with people dealing with abandonment, guilt and shame, loneliness, and communication problems tied to family history.
Therapeutic approaches used in remote sessions
Many of her core approaches translate well to remote work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing concrete behavioral changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety and procrastination. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify values and take committed action even when strong feelings are present. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship roles influence current patterns and helps people practice different ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. She will collaborate with the client to determine which methods fit best based on their goals, preferences, and what shows up in sessions. That means trying approaches, checking what helps, and adjusting plans together rather than assuming one route from the start.
The original biography does not specify which remote formats are offered, so confirm the session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-in meetings when needed. They also allow work on communication skills and behavioral experiments in the context of everyday life without promising any particular format.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, career questions, compassion fatigue, and related issues such as codependency, isolation, and family of origin patterns.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical methods from CBT, ACT, attachment-informed work, and mindfulness to change patterns and build skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience as a social worker in therapeutic practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Maine and provides services from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
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