Marti Witherow
LPC, LMFT, CST
Dr. Marti Witherow has close to 20 years of experience working with couples, families and individuals. She graduated from one of the oldest universities in Europe, Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary (est. 1635) with a Phd in Psychology and also holds a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling from Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi. Marti has been in private practice for the last fifteen years, most recently with Watershed Counseling and now as the owner of Doxa Counseling Services.
Marti is an AAMFT Clinical Fellow and has extensive training in several areas of counseling, including Internal Family Systems Therapy and Sex Therapy. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Sex Therapist (by the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists).
Marti is passionate about marriage and family therapy. She has had great success helping couples overcome obstacles and restore their relationships, even after extramarital affairs. Utilizing advanced training in the Gottman method developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman, Marti helps couples manage conflict, support each other’s hopes and aspirations, and create lasting trust. She is a public speaker, has conducted multiple seminars, courses and workshops, and is an avid academic, conducting her own clinical research in marital intimacy issues.
Both when working with individuals and couples, Marti often uses her unique training in Internal Family Systems Therapy. The IFS therapy model offers a clear, non-pathologizing and empowering method of understanding human problems that has been shown to help reduce a variety of presenting problems such as anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms or compulsive behaviors.
- Couples Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Infidelity & Affair Recovery
- Issues of Sexual Desire, Dysfunctions & Abuse
- Individual Counseling
- PTSD & Trauma
- Mood Disorders
Counseling for Sexual Issues
Marti offers a comprehensive approach to sex therapy. She incorporates high professional standards and excellent training to help couples, individuals and families deal with sensitive sex related concerns. She coordinates treatment with other providers such as OB-GYN doctors and physical therapists.
Internal Family Systems
Marti has Level 3 training in IFS. This approach brings together the best of both worlds, family systems thinking and the multiplicity of the mind. It is a very effective model, especially when you may be stuck with reoccurring patterns of behavior.
Personality Assessments
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Assessment is a standardized personality assessment tool to assess adult personality and psychopathology.
- Family Systems
- Gottman Level 3
- Certification in Christian Sex Therapy by ABCST
- MMPI-3 Personality Inventory
- Couples Counseling
- Family Therapy
- Infidelity & Affair Recovery
- Issues of Sexual Desire, Dysfunctions & Abuse
- Individual Counseling
- PTSD & Trauma
- Mood Disorders
Counseling for Sexual Issues
Marti offers a comprehensive approach to sex therapy. She incorporates high professional standards and excellent training to help couples, individuals and families deal with sensitive sex related concerns. She coordinates treatment with other providers such as OB-GYN doctors and physical therapists.
Internal Family Systems
Marti has Level 3 training in IFS. This approach brings together the best of both worlds, family systems thinking and the multiplicity of the mind. It is a very effective model, especially when you may be stuck with reoccurring patterns of behavior.
Personality Assessments
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Assessment is a standardized personality assessment tool to assess adult personality and psychopathology.
- Family Systems
- Gottman Level 3
- Certification in Christian Sex Therapy by ABCST
- MMPI-3 Personality Inventory
Marti's doctoral dissertation and research is in female sexual disorders. Her research was published in prestigious journals such as the Journal of Sexual Medicine and Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy. When she is not talking to someone about life, she can be found on her spin bike, at the beach with her kids or reading John Calvin, just for the fun of it.
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