Vanessa Martz, LPC

Vanessa Martz is an experienced counselor whose clients describe her as having a motherly way. Her professional background spans science, military service, and higher education, and she draws on that diverse experience when supporting individuals and families.

She is a veteran, the widowed spouse of a veteran, the mother of a disabled veteran, and the daughter of a World War II veteran who lived with PTSD. She is a mother by birth and adoption to five children and has fostered 26 children over 33 years. Those life roles, along with personal experiences of violence, loss, remarriage, and blended family challenges, have deepened her empathy and informed much of her grief work.

A Christian who is also a licensed pastor, she offers pastoral services alongside counseling when appropriate. Clinically she relies heavily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy combined with Grief Resolution Therapy, while remaining open to a range of methods to meet each person’s needs. Her stated therapeutic aim is not to force change but to help clients feel at peace with the choices they make and to rediscover the joy of living.

Vanessa holds the LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - and brings nearly three decades of practical experience to issues such as relationships, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, anxiety, depression, parenting, and coping with life changes. The majority of her clients report that they have received help or achieved growth through therapy with her.