Martha Lewis Ph.D. Telephone: (913) 345-9333 ext. 101

LICENSURE:
Martha is licensed as a psychologist in the State of Kansas.

BACKGROUND:
Martha received a PhD from the Department of Human Development and Family Life at the University of Kansas in 1974. She has worked as a therapist in the Kansas City area for thirty years. In 1987, Martha was one of the four founders of Associates in Comprehensive Counseling. She served as Vice President of the Greater Kansas City Psychological Association and Associate Director of the Christian Justice Center. Martha is a member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

INTEREST:
Martha's desire is to help people get unstuck. This desire is based upon the assumption that as human beings, we all have blind spots. Blind spots are what happen to us when we try to avoid pain by fighting, ignoring, running from, or attempting to appease it. Unfortunately, they do not "just go away."

Martha believes that wholeness comes as our mind, emotion and will lines up with the teaching of the Bible and she is committed to working with those who feel lost or stuck in their journey. This stuck-ness may be associated with a variety of disorders including anxiety, depression and dissociation. It also appears in relationships with spouse, child, friend or associates. Each situation is an opportunity to move toward freedom and peace.

PROCESS:
Martha works with each person assisting in identifying the thoughts, feelings and behaviors that derail them from meeting their goals. Sometimes this involves exploring the past to understand how previous experiences or relationships influence the present. Many times this will involve looking at the thought processes to determine lies they believe about themselves.

The process may also be a matter of finding stumbling blocks through which they set themselves up for negative interactions and the healing of wounded emotions which have infected their interactions. Learning to develop trust as well as how to receive are foundations of the movement toward wholeness. The goal in all relationships is that each party is able to care for themselves and others in mutually satisfying manner.