Cognizance Psychotherapy

My name is Nicole Martinez and I'm a therapist working in private practice in Metro Detroit. I created this site to provide information about the therapeutic process, my orientation to therapy, and my areas of focus and specialty. 

When you're seeking a therapist, it can be difficult to find someone with whom you are compatible. One of my aims with this site is to convey my personality and therapeutic style to the prospective client who is uncertain and looking to gauge the fit.

In order for therapy to be effective, I believe that a good relationship between therapist and client must be cultivated in the beginning as well as continuously throughout treatment in order to create a secure foundation from which to work. Trust can only be earned, and I will commit myself to earning your trust if you choose to work with me.

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Therapy, for some, is a place to process pain.
But for others, it becomes something else entirely:
A mirror. A crucible. A doorway.

You may have already experienced a piercing of the veil and discovered that things are not black or white, and now you find yourself reckoning with the paradoxical nature of living. You realize that seemingly conflicting truths can coexist. You realize that the truth often appears self-contradictory or absurd on its face. You may not know where you’re going, but you know the old path is closed.

This is not self-improvement.
This is self-initiation.