Katharine “Kathy” Martin is a licensed counselor and a playful therapist, working with youth and adults who have had traumatic experiences, or adults with unresolved trauma from their life, for more than 20yrs in central Illinois. She works with individual adults, youth, or families to address issues such as anxiety, depression, school/job problems, and those who have experienced past traumatic events that continue to disrupt and interfere with getting life back to normal. She was a former police officer and specializes in working with First Responders who struggle with repetitive job-related trauma. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (rethink your negative thinking), Polyvagal (fine tune the body and nervous system), and EMDR (rewire your trauma response) to promote healing and repair from past negative experiences.