Marty is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. She earned her Master’s degree in Marital and Family Therapy from Western Seminary and her Bachelor’s degree from Bethany College.  Her areas of focus in counseling include people in ministry, depression, anxiety, codependency, addiction, grief and loss, pre-marital and couples, trauma resolution and severe mental illness. Marty also facilitates a partners group for the Addiction Recovery Center, helping women whose partners struggle with sex addiction, as well as teaches as an adjunct professor at Western Seminary.

She and her husband, Shane, have founded "Missionaries to Ministers, Inc.", a ministry aimed at helping those in ministry around issues of sexual integrity, boundaries, and personal growth. Together they have three children. Marty had brain surgery in May of '08 to remove a benign tumor and as a result has some facial paralysis. She finds that her clients often relate to an inner paralysis that can result from difficult life journeys. She is trained in EMDR, ACT and Prepare/Enrich, and is a member of CAMFT and AACC.

Education:
• Western Theological Seminary – Master’s degree in Marital and Family Therapy
• Bethany College - Bachelor’s degree

Areas of Focus:
People in Ministry
Codependency
Addiction
Grief and Loss
Pre-marital and Couples
Depression and Anxiety
Trauma Resolution
Severe Mental Illness

Seminars, Workshops and/or Memberships:
American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)
California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT)
EMDR
Gottman Training
Affect Centered Therapy