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Martha Higgins, LCSW

  • Experience14 years
  • LocationOklahoma
  • Focus areasRelationship, Self esteem, and Coping with life changes
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Martha

Martha Higgins brings 14 years of clinical practice to her work as an LCSW, focusing on helping people build clearer self-understanding and more effective ways of coping.

Background and approach

She uses an integrative approach that includes Internal Family Systems alongside evidence-based methods like ACT and CBT to support clients facing relationship struggles, anxiety, depression, grief, and trauma. Martha emphasizes collaboration and practical skills to help clients navigate life changes, workplace stress, and challenges with self-esteem.

Rooted in client-centered principles, her style aims to reduce isolation and address feelings of guilt, shame, and emptiness while attending to attachment and family-of-origin concerns. She also works with issues such as codependency, communication and control problems, impulsivity, and compassion fatigue.

Martha frames therapy as a path to greater resilience by helping clients recognize inner parts, clarify values, and build day-to-day strategies that align with their goals. Located in Oklahoma, Martha offers a supportive, down-to-earth presence and focuses on empowering clients to make sustainable change.

Her practice blends empathetic listening with structured techniques so individuals can move from understanding toward actionable growth and improved emotional balance.

Integrating therapeutic approaches through online care



Martha integrates Internal Family Systems with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-informed ideas to help clients explore their inner experience and move toward valued action. Internal Family Systems invites people to notice and dialogue with different parts of themselves to reduce internal conflict and heal from past wounds, which can be helpful for trauma, shame, or persistent self-criticism. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values and developing psychological flexibility so clients can pursue meaningful goals even when difficult thoughts or feelings arise. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to relational patterns and early attachment dynamics, offering insight into how past bonds shape present relationships and emotional responses.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process, and she works collaboratively with each client to determine what fits best for their needs, goals, and preferences. That collaboration may involve trying different tools and adjusting methods as progress unfolds.

Online formats - including video, phone, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to access consistent care while accommodating work, family, and geographic constraints. These options support flexibility in how and when therapy happens, allowing clients to maintain continuity of care and to practice new skills in real-world contexts with ongoing therapist support.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Martha often address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship struggles, self-esteem, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, career stress, and compassion fatigue, as well as related topics like attachment issues and codependency.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Her work is collaborative and client-centered, drawing on Internal Family Systems alongside ACT, CBT, DBT, EFT, and attachment-based ideas to blend insight with practical skills for coping and change.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
Martha has 14 years of experience providing psychotherapy and coaching-informed support across a variety of emotional and interpersonal concerns.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is an LCSW and holds the licences OR LCSW L14029 and OK LCSW 5374, and she practices in Oklahoma.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Services are provided in English only, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available with her?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changesCoaching

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

14+ years

Licensed

Oklahoma, Utah, Oregon

Languages

English