Marti Witherow

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.