Mariano Martelletti

Welcome. I'm Mariano Martelletti, a psychotherapist specializing in complex trauma and high sensitivity. I'm half American, half Argentino, and currently reside in Barcelona, Spain.

English is my native language, and this is important to many of my clients, who sometimes feel that things can get lost in translation when attempting to communicate in a second or third tongue.

I’m deeply interested in how we relate to our inner world — how we think, feel, and respond to life’s challenges, especially when those patterns don’t seem to change despite understanding them.

In sessions, this curiosity becomes a careful, attentive presence. At first, through listening and questions, and then at a deeper level by helping you connect directly with the language of your body. My experience has shown me that trauma is stored in the body at a nervous system level, and compassionate attention to sensation is the most effective tool when it comes to releasing said trauma.

My approach is grounded, focused, and experiential — supporting you to move beyond insight into real change.

A little bit about you:

Most of my clients have been told that they are "too much, too sensitive, too intense". As a fellow outcast, I get it. Our sensitivity can be too much for a vast majority of people, often including family and friends.

Before befriending our sensitive nature, many of us have dealt with life's challenges by masking, trying hard to do what everyone else is doing, all the while approaching life with a "self-improvement attitude".

Even though this can be portrayed as a drive for self-actualization and growth, it's often rooted in the profound and often secret (sometimes even from ourselves) belief that there is something wrong with us.

How does this show up in your life?

Exhaustion, isolation, anxiety, and a repeating cycle of hope and motivation followed by burnout and self-deprication.

Maybe you overthink, feel emotionally overwhelmed, or are hard on yourself.
Or you notice a part of you wants things to change—while another part resists or shuts down.

Even when you understand what’s happening, it doesn’t always translate into real change in everyday life.

If this feels familiar, you’re not alone—and there’s nothing wrong with you.

I work with people who are thoughtful, introspective, and genuinely committed to understanding themselves — but feel frustrated because insight alone hasn’t led to real change.

Some approaches focus either on understanding the mind or on analyzing the cause of each issue intellectually. In my experience, that helps to achieve a temporary calm, but the patterns eventually crystallize again in the long term. It's like the mind gets it, but the body never got the message.

My work is designed to bridge that gap — in a way that is both psychologically grounded and open to deeper exploration.