Martha Rackets is a PhD level Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 10+ years of experience serving couples and families. Martha’s masters degree along with her doctoral coursework are both specific to couples and family dynamics and communication. She works with all couples and relationships including couples who have experienced an affair, couples who are “fighting all the time”, and couples who have lost that “spark” for each other. She has also done extensive research on the use of technology and text-based communication in relationships.
Meet Martha Rackets:
Education
- Ph.D, Family Sciences, University of Kentucky
- M.S., Family Sciences, University of Kentucky
- Marriage and Family Therapy, COAMFTE accredited program
Trainings, Certifications, and Continuing Education
- The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy: Differentiation, Attachment, and Brain Science (Year Long Program)
- Certified Marriage and Family Therapy Supervisor
- Trained Instructor of Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP)
- Love Notes: Making Relationships Work for Young Adults and Young Parents
- RELATE Marital Assessment Tool
- Level 1 Gottman Couples Therapy: Bridging the Couple Chasm
- Mastering the Mysteries of Love
- AAMFT Leadership Symposium
- EMDR Informed Addiction Treatment
- EMDR Levels 1 and 2
- Post Traumatic Growth: From Devastation to Hope
Publications
- Sexting as an intervention: Relationship satisfaction and motivation considerations. American Journal of Family Therapy (2013)
- Exploring the impact of attachment anxiety and avoidance on the perception of couple conflict. Contemporary Family Therapy (2012)
- Couples and computer-mediated communication: A closer look at the affordances and use of the channel. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal (2011)
