Ready to step into the main character energy you’ve been yearning for?
Meet Martha Carter, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Post-Traumatic Growth Somatic Therapist, Pain Reprocessing Therapy Practitioner, & Experienced Eating Disorder Provider
You’ve:
read all the self-help books on the market,
gone to traditional talk therapy for years,
tried every approach out there (CBT, DBT, ACT… you’ve done it all),
and started every day with a meditation
…yet you still find yourself Googling anxiety hacks, and you’re haunted by the belief you’re not good enough.
This is a space for you to finally settle into the reality that you aren’t destined for a hard life of constant survival mode, and you don’t have to be stuck in overthinking, second-guessing yourself, and disconnection forever.
It’s time to start believing life can be so much more than this.
My Approach to Therapy
I use a somatic approach, but what the heck is that?
You may have heard this phrase thrown around the internet quite a bit recently. Allow me to elaborate — somatic therapy focuses on feeling things rather than talking about them. Somatic therapy is unique because it allows us to capitalize on our nervous system’s natural anatomy. As humans, the majority of our nervous system communicates from body to brain, not brain to body… which is why it’s so hard to think our way out of feeling anxious (and why talk therapy has its limits).
My approach is also relational at heart.
This is because most of my clients have relational trauma, meaning they have been harmed by relationships — like absent parents or emotionally abusive partners. Since their wounds are relational, I believe deep healing requires healing within relationships, including the therapeutic relationship.
Whatever struggles you deal with in your life will most certainly show up in therapy. If you have not been truly seen or understood by people in your life, you will feel missed and misunderstood by your therapist. If you struggle to ask for help and are used to doing everything on your own, you will struggle to ask your therapist for help. If you tend to people-please, you will also find yourself trying to please your therapist. This is why we must address these old wounds as they show up in the present between us, too. This is how necessary change happens.
How is therapy with me different?
I am not a robotic, blank-slate therapist, and I certainly can’t hold in my “professional opinion,” especially while watching reality TV. Friends and past clients say I am “chaotic good” and “antagonizing in a good way.” I like to think it’s because I lead with my heart while still being direct and playful. I don’t hide my humanness from clients, which means I cry and laugh with them, and relate to them on a real, human-to-human level. I don’t believe I have all the answers for my clients. I see us as a team exploring what is most right for them at the time—not for me, and not for anyone else.
My Story
I’m neurodivergent, a deep feeler, and emotionally sensitive with my own history of trauma, low self-esteem, and disordered eating. I was born a people person, and have always had a natural inclination for emotionally nurturing others. I have fond memories of spending my breaks in middle school checking in with kids who were bullied, so looking back, it’s no surprise I ended up as a therapist. Though I don’t believe therapy is a magical fix for this world’s systemic issues (I could write a whole book on that), I believe in its power, and have experienced personal transformation through both talk therapy and somatics. As a person and therapist, I can honestly say there’s nothing more life-giving or satisfying than helping someone grow from their trauma, or bearing witness to their resilience. That's why I’ve dedicated my life to helping people like me and you heal.
XOXO, Martha
Am I the right therapist for you?
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I’m a good fit for someone who likes direct feedback, enjoys profound therapy with a side of humor, and is okay with being interrupted. I work best with people who are genuinely ready to change but just aren’t sure how, and are curious about alternative forms of therapy, like somatics.
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Though I love hearing gossip on reality shows, I am not a talk therapist, so I am not well-suited for people who are looking for weekly gab sessions. I enjoy guiding deep, transformational work in the mind and body, so I am the best fit for people who want that too.
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I love to cook, thrift (I prefer true, grimy thrift stores- none of those fancy, overpriced vintage stores!), and travel. Like many Coloradans, I am happy doing anything outside, but I have a thing for Type B experiences like miserably long backpacking trips.
I am opinionated, outspoken, and have a boisterous laugh you will be sure to hear within the first few minutes of meeting me.
My Career Path
After earning my Bachelors, I started off my career in a hardcore way, jumping straight into residential eating disorder treatment as a milieu therapist. That job was no joke, but it’s where I discovered what eating disorders have given to people with no better place to turn, learned it really isn’t about the food, and discovered my deep love for therapy. I am forever in awe of the fierce strength of those clients, and continue to weave their wisdom into my work today.
After a year of working in the eating disorder field, I began my Master of Social Work program where I specialized in addiction, interned at a residential addiction recovery program that dually-functioned as a homeless shelter, and also interned at a behavioral health urgent care seeing clients in mental health crisis. While I learned a lot in these internships, I longed to be a therapist.
Upon graduating in 2020, I returned to working in eating disorder treatment, and eventually got experience in all levels of eating disorder care, including inpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, and outpatient. In working with eating disorder clients and reflecting on my own disordered eating history, I began to connect the dots of how trauma forces people to manage their loneliness and despair in creative ways, sometimes through food, sometimes through other means like addiction or self-harm. I can’t overstate how much I’ve learned from my eating disorder clients, personally and professionally.
In 2023, I left the eating disorder field to start my private practice where I blended my eating disorder and trauma knowledge, and started to notice the link between trauma, chronic pain, and eating disorders. After becoming certified in Post-Traumatic Growth Somatic Therapy and Pain Reprocessing Therapy, I can proudly say I’m an eating disorder, trauma, and chronic pain specialist. I truly love this work, and can’t wait to hear your story, too.
Specialties
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Trauma Therapy
Trauma therapy helps you process painful experiences, deactivate your nervous system, and release patterns that no longer serve you. It creates a safe space to heal, rebuild your sense of self, and move forward with greater confidence.
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Somatic Therapy
Somatic (body-focused) therapy helps by connecting with your body to process emotions and release stored tension. It’s a gentle way to calm your nervous system, build resilience, and create lasting change from within.
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Therapy Immersives
Immersive therapy offers a focused, deep-dive approach to healing, allowing you to address challenges and make meaningful progress in less sessions than weekly therapy. I offer a variety of immersive therapy experiences.
“I began supervising Martha during her licensing process. I have been a clinical supervisor for 2 decades, and Martha stood out immediately as a gifted therapist. I could see right away that she brought a brilliance, skillfulness, and clarity to her clinical work that often takes decades to achieve. Along with this giftedness, Martha brings authenticity and warmth to her clinical work — connecting easily with clients. Great therapists stay growing their skills and self-knowledge to support their clients more effectively — and this is a big part of who Martha is as a person and therapist.
For a clients who want a journey of healing, growth, and expansion, they would be deeply benefited by working with Martha.”
Ruby Jo Walker, LCSW
Qualifications
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Master of Social Work | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, May 2020
Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado | CSW.09929340
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Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Beyond Fight, Flight, Freeze: The Neurobiology of Fawning and Appeasement
Post-Traumatic Growth Somatic Therapy, All Modules
The Neurobiology of Self-Compassion
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Certified Post-Traumatic Growth practitioner
Certified Pain Reprocessing Therapy practitioner
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I have more than 6 years of experience in eating disorder treatment, including inpatient, residential, PHP, IOP, and outpatient. I’ve also worked at a mental health urgent care and a substance use recovery program.