Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, ICADC, SAP
Verified by Psychology Today Verified by Psychology Today
2 Endorsed
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You know when you're zoning out while driving & a honk snaps you awake? That's what we do. We help get your head straight." - Tanya Martinez-Cardenas, owner of Unitive Counseling.
Unitive is an award-winning center & the 2025 winner for Best Individual and Best Marriage Counseling in Kyle/Buda. We provide transformative support to help clients heal and thrive. Beyond clinical therapy, we offer specialized Dot SAP Drug & Alcohol Evaluations for federally regulated employees like CDL drivers & safety sensitive employes. Hablamos Espanol. We also assist with Emotional Support Animal Evaluations & provide the appropriate documentation.
At Unitive, we offer specialized, compassionate therapy for children, teens, and adults. Our child therapists work with ages 6–18, while our team also includes specialists in youth and adult addiction, marriage/relationship counseling, neurodivergence, eating disorders.anxiety, depression, trauma, and PTSD.
We are culturally inclusive & intentionally build a team that reflects the diverse community we serve. At Unitive, we value lived experience, cultural awareness, & representation, creating a space where clients feel seen, understood, & respected, without needing to explain or defend who they are. Budgets for every need, with reduced-cost intern therapy.
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Tanya Martinez-Cardenas now - (737) 265-8191
Let's Connect (737) 265-8191

Finances
Fees
- Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
Payment Methods
American Express, Cash, Discover, Mastercard, Venmo, VisaInsurance
- Aetna
- Ambetter
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Carelon Behavioral Health
- Cigna and Evernorth
- ComPsych
- Deer Oaks
- EAP: Cigna
- EAP: United Health/Optum
- Humana
- Optum
- Oscar Health
- TRICARE
- United Health/Optum
- United Health/Optum - Medicaid
- Out of Network
Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, ICADC, SAP
Email me or call with questions - (737) 265-8191
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Licensed by State of Texas / 87285 Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
- In Practice for 7 years
- Attended Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center- Mast, Masters in Addiction Counseling, Graduated 2021
- License: Texas Health and Human Services Commission- LCDC (Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor) 55601 / 2022
- Certificate from U.S. DOT SAP Program Services Continuing Education / 2022
Education and Years In Practice
Additional Credentials
Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, ICADC, SAP
Email me or call with questions - (737) 265-8191
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Addiction
- Trauma and PTSD
Expertise
- ADHD
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Child
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Couples Counseling
- Depression
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Family Conflict
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Transgender
- Veterans
- Women's Issues
Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, ICADC, SAP
Email me or call with questions - (737) 265-8191
2 Endorsements
Client Focus
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanglish ,
Spanish
Age
Adults
Participants
Individuals
Communities
Gay Allied ,
Racial Justice Allied ,
Single Parent
Ethnicity
Hispanic and Latino
I also speak
Spanglish ,
Spanish
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT)
- Art Therapy
- Coaching
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive Healing Modalities
- Dialectical Behavior (DBT)
- Emotionally Focused
- Humanistic
- Internal Family Systems (IFS)
- Intuitive Eating
- Mindfulness-Based (MBCT)
- Multicultural
- Person-Centered
- Play Therapy
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, ICADC, SAP
Email me or call with questions - (737) 265-8191
Location
Primary Location
Unitive Counseling Wellness Center
3536 Bee Caves Road
Suite 310
Austin, TX 78746
(737) 265-8191Email Me
Additional Location
Unitive Counseling
Kyle, TX 78640
(737) 265-8191
Tanya Martinez-Cardenas
Licensed Professional Counselor, MS, LPC, LCDC, ICADC, SAP
Take the first step to help. Call now - (737) 265-8191