Ty Martin
Supervisee in Social Work

Trauma Psychotherapist

Meet Ty, a therapist in Henrico, VA who supports individuals struggling to get unstuck. Sometimes talking about it isn't enough; Ty helps clients find ways out of their heads and back into their lives. Her approach blends Buddhist psychology, parts work, somatic practices, and art-based interventions. Ty brings authenticity, humor, and genuine non-judgement into the therapy room. She specializes in working with teenagers, people with relationship challenges, and folks navigating new identities.

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Ty is trained in Somatically-Centered EMDR, Seeking Depth's own EMDR protocol, which infuses elements of Somatic Experiencing to safely reprocess trauma without flooding the nervous system. Trauma survivors using SC-EMDR report increased capacity to hold the traumatic things that have happened without the same emotional dysregulation as before. They experience deeper insight and behavioral changes that happen organically, without making a conscious effort to behave differently.

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Ty believes that trauma isn't about what happened, but rather it's what continues to transpire within the therapeutic relationship. Ty skillfully draws attention to here-and-now dynamics to support individuals in identifying relational patterns that keep them stuck in resentment, dead end relationships, or feeling like a prisoner.