Newport Beach, CA · Private pay · Online
Therapist in Newport Beach, private pay, online
Want a therapist in Newport Beach without sitting in a waiting room near Fashion Island? Martha Fernandez, LCSW, holds every session on secure video, in English or Spanish, with no claim filed anywhere. Corona del Mar, Balboa Island or Newport Coast: you join from home, and no one sees you arrive.
Clients log in fromCorona del Mar · Balboa Island · Balboa Peninsula · Lido Isle · Newport Coast · Newport Center · Big Canyon · Harbor Ridge · Eastbluff · Westcliff · Dover Shores · Newport Heights
Census: ACS 2020–2024 5-year, tables B08301, B08013 and B08303 (Newport Beach and Orange County)
Who she sees in Newport Beach
For people the whole harbor seems to know
Wealth and finance
Wealth managers, family-office principals and investors in Newport Center, whose clients trust them with everything except the chance to see them rattled.
Real estate
Brokers, developers and agents whose deals, listings and sale prices are public record, and whose reputation travels faster than any listing.
Medicine
Physicians and surgeons at Hoag and the medical offices around it, in a community where patients may also be neighbors.
Founders
Founders who built consumer brands, firms and funds near the coast, still answering to investors and partners who expect steady hands.
What comes up on the coast
Life on the harbor, seen from the inside
Success on display
The house on the bluff and the boat in the harbor tell everyone you are doing well. They say nothing about sleep, marriages or the pressure to keep it all going, which is often what clients come in to talk about.
A harbor-sized social world
Yacht clubs, school boards, church committees and the Back Bay loop put the same people in front of each other every week. Keeping therapy off that circuit is easier when there is no office to walk into.
After the sale
Owners who sold a company or a practice sometimes find the hardest part comes later: no title, no team and a lot of unstructured time. It is a common, and rarely discussed, reason to start.
Seasons away
Second homes, long trips and flights out of John Wayne mean many residents are not always in California. Martha can meet whenever you are in the state; for the weeks you are away, CEREVITY, the network she co-founded, has clinicians licensed elsewhere.
En español
Terapeuta en español en Newport Beach
En el condado de Orange, que incluye Newport Beach, el 24.7% de los residentes habla español en casa. Martha Fernandez, trabajadora social clínica con licencia, atiende en español con el mismo rigor que en inglés.
Para profesionales, parejas y familias de Corona del Mar a Westcliff que prefieren hablar de lo íntimo en su primer idioma. Video seguro, sin oficina, sin seguro médico y sin intérprete.
Terapia en español en CaliforniaNewport Beach FAQ
Before you book in Newport Beach
How do I choose the best Newport Beach therapist for me?
No one can honestly promise to be the best for everyone. Check the license with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, ask how the clinician works, confirm the fee up front and notice after a first session whether you could say the hard thing to this person. Fit matters more than reputation.
Do you offer couples therapy in Newport Beach?
Yes. Couples sessions run 50 minutes by secure video and cost $450. Both of you need to be in California and in the same private room for the session.
Is there an office near Fashion Island I would visit?
No. The practice has no office at all. Every session is by secure video, so there is no building, parking structure or front desk where anyone could see you.
Can I have a session from my boat in the harbor?
Yes, if you are in Newport Harbor or anywhere else in California, the connection is steady and no one aboard or nearby can overhear. A closed cabin works; an open deck usually does not.
What happens after I book?
You pick a time online through Jane and a card holds it. The intake and consent form arrive by email, then the video link. There is no consultation call and no waitlist, and moving a session is free with a day's notice at no charge.
Elsewhere in California
Other places she sees clients
Fees, with context
What $400 actually buys
One fee for everyone, private pay only, the first session and every one after. Here is what is in it.
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Martha, every session
The clinical co-founder of a private-pay network, and the only clinician in this practice. The person you book is the person you see, never an associate.
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Nothing filed
No insurer and no diagnosis code sent to a payer, so there is nothing an employer, a studio or a licensing board can request from one.
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Either language
Fully clinical in English and Spanish, with the same depth in both, switching whenever you do.
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This week
Her calendar is open now. No consultation call, no waitlist, no referral needed.
Your first session can be this week
Pick a time on Martha's calendar. Private pay, secure video, anywhere in California, in English or Spanish.