Marty Seitz, Ph.D., Licensed Psychologist
Chronology
Born in Virginia, raised in Michigan, Dr. Seitz got his undergraduate college degree in Psychology from Asbury College (now University) in Wilmore, Kentucky and then completed one year of graduate work in Bible and Theology from Asbury Theological Seminary. He went on to receive a master’s degree (MEd) in Community Counseling from Georgia State University (GSU) in Atlanta, Georgia, and a diploma in Christian Counseling from the Psychological Studies Institute (PSI, now Richmont University). After completing his doctoral coursework at GSU, Dr. Seitz was commissioned as a Captain in the United States Army in the Medical Services Corps and completed a Clinical Psychology Internship, approved by the American Psychological Association (APA), at Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gordon outside Augusta, Georgia. Dr. Seitz completed his military service at Ireland Army Community Hospital at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and became a Licensed Psychologist in Kentucky in 1989.
Counseling Approach
Dr. Seitz’s approach to counseling is collaborative with his clients, viewing them as partners in the process of seeking improvement in the quality and meaningfulness of their lives. He views himself as less an authority and more as a consultant, encourager, and resource person for his clients. Dr. Seitz describes his approach to counseling as adaptations of Multimodal Therapy and Multi-theoretical Integrative Therapy. He uses a comprehensive approach, utilizing tools and concepts from all the most common and effective forms of psychotherapy, including, but not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), depending on clients’ individual needs and personalities. He emphasizes stress management and on identifying and building coping resources. Dr. Seitz usually obtains a comprehensive personal history from his clients in order to get to know them, to understand the context of their current challenges, and to give them a chance to get to know him. He operates from a traditional Christian values perspective, but he is careful not to impose his faith, beliefs, or values on his clients.
Breadth of practice
As a general psychological practitioner, Dr. Seitz works with a wide range of problems and issues with adults of all ages. He has had over 30 years’ experience dealing with stress management, work-related problems, couple issues, interpersonal problems, spiritual concerns, as well as with depressive/bipolar disorders, anxiety, grief/loss, adult ADHD, and other mental health issues/disorders.
Teaching
Dr. Seitz retired in May 2021 from being an Associate Professor of Psychology at Asbury University, where he taught from 1989. Between 1989 and May 2021, Dr. Seitz was bi-vocational, both teaching at Asbury University and counseling in private practice. Since his retirement from teaching, he counsels full-time. He has been with Access Wellness Group since its inception. Dr. Seitz integrates psychological education in his therapy with clients.
Personal
Dr. Seitz has been married to his college sweetheart since 1978. They have two children, one female and one male, and two grandchildren. Dr. Seitz is an amateur photographer (Negative Art/ inverted colors), an appreciator of art and the Arts, a foodie, a rockhound, and likes sci-fi, techno-/paranormal thrillers, and detective stories/mysteries (books, movies, or TV). He is an INFJ on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI).
