Martine Saul, LPC

Martine Saul is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who focuses on helping people navigate grief, chronic health challenges, and major life transitions. She draws on nearly a decade of clinical work to support people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and issues related to aging and serious illness.

She earned a Master of Science in Counseling Psychology from Chatham University and a certificate in Gerontology from the University of Pittsburgh. Her early placements were in hospice and palliative care, and she continues to work with hospice patients and those coping with bereavement and loss.

Martine has experience planning day program activities for older adults, including people in early stages of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. That hands-on work informs how she structures activity, routine, and emotional support for people living with medical and cognitive challenges.

In private practice she blends straightforward talk therapy with goal-focused tools to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes. She also co-facilitates a bereavement support group and brings community resource knowledge gathered from prior work as a service coordinator.

Martine aims to help people of different ages through caregiving strain, chronic pain or illness, gender and sexuality concerns, relationship strain, and recovery from trauma. She uses clear communication and collaborative planning to help clients set manageable goals and try new coping strategies.

How her approaches translate to online work

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what is said, and helps people clarify their own goals and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, uses brief experiments and practical tools to change thinking and behavior patterns that increase anxiety or depression. It is often used for stress, mood, and coping with chronic health issues.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss which methods fit the person’s goals and preferences, and may combine approaches over time. Clients help set priorities and try techniques that feel manageable for their situation.

Confirm the current online session options before booking so you know how sessions are scheduled. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow more frequent check-ins when needed. Phone sessions can be useful when video would be difficult, and shorter online meetings can help fit therapy into a break at work. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and grief work to remote sessions while helping connect people with local community resources when appropriate.