Alicia Martinez, Intern Therapist

Pronouns - She/her/hers

Currently Accepting New Clients

Alicia Martinez (she/her) is a clinical social work intern who brings a trauma-informed, strengths-based, person-in-environment approach to her work with children, adolescents, and adults while completing her MSW and training under clinical supervision.

Insurances Accepted

(CHP+) Medicaid
Aetna
Beacon / Carelon Medicaid (Health Co Inc. / Northeast Health Partners)
Beacon / Carelon commercial / Kaiser HMO
CCHA Medicaid
Cigna (now Evernorth)
Colorado Access (Medicaid / CHP+)
Denver Health Medical Plan (DHMP commercial)
First Health Network
Humana
Kaiser PPO / HMO Commercial Denver Metro area
Kaiser PPO Beacon / Carelon commercial / Kaiser HMO
Pinnacol Assurance
RMHP Medicaid
Rocky Mountain Health Plans (A UnitedHealthcare company)
United Healthcare / UBH (Optum)

Current Practice

Alicia is especially drawn to trauma-informed care, Polyvagal Theory, and somatic-based interventions, and she also draws from Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and strengths-based, person-in-environment approaches. She values psychoeducation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), while viewing CBT as most effective once clients have developed greater awareness of their emotions, nervous system responses, and internal experiences. She is particularly interested in how trauma, attachment, neurodivergence, and nervous system responses shape emotions and behavior, and she favors somatic and experiential approaches that help clients build awareness of what is happening internally before being asked to change their thoughts or behaviors.

Client Focus

  • Children 5+
  • Adolescents 10-12
  • Teens 13+
  • Adults 18+
  • Seniors 65+

Areas of Focus

  • ADHD/Neurodivergence
  • Anxiety
  • Autism in Adults (skills, etc.)
  • Autism in Children (skills, etc.)
  • Caregiver Support
  • Crisis Management
  • Depression
  • Existential Issues
  • Grief/Loss
  • Parenting
  • Sexual Abuse
  • Trauma/PTSD

Treatment Approach

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Art Therapy
  • Brief/Solution Focused Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • DBT
  • Family/Systems Theory
  • Humanistic/Existentialist
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Multicultural Counseling
  • Sandtray
  • Somatic Therapy
  • Strengths-Based Therapy
  • Trauma Focused Therapy

Past Work Experience

Education & Licensure

MSW, UCCS
Social Work
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, Colorado Springs, CO 80918