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on CUTV News Radio. Why? So, she
                                                                                  can lend an ear and give a voice to a
             Dr. Martha Latz: Learn why                                           broader audience, which includes
                                                                                  people who are working, or too
           Unique Therapy is more than                                            stressed to make it to a regular
               just the name for a Center                                         session. Knowing there is someone
                                                                                  they can talk to, who listens patiently
                                                                                  and empathetically, and offers sound
                                by Jeri Dayle                                     advice that they can use in everyday
                                                                                  life is an incredible relief. Realizing
                                                                                  that you don’t have to struggle with
                                                                                  things alone is powerful for both
                                                                                  therapist and client.

                                                                                  Listening and communication are
                                                                                  central elements Doctor Martha uses
                                                                                  in bringing resolution to troubling
                                                                                  issues in the relationships we have--
                                                                                  with a spouse or partner, family
                                                                                  member of any age, past trauma, and
                                                                                  even our own selves. When helping
                                                                                  people overcome trauma, it is first
                                                                                  important to acknowledge that it had
                                                                                  happened.  She also stresses that when
                                                                                  you recall the past (just as the smell of
                                                                                  cinnamon evokes holidays) remember
                                                                                  it is no longer happening now, and
                                                                                  you can brush guilt or negative
                                                                                  feelings aside. It’s also significant to
                                                                                  realize that when an apology is made
                                                                                  and accepted with sincerity, it can go a
                                                                                  long way toward closure.
      Martha Latz, PhD is a marriage and   Judaism to Buddhism to Christianity.
      family therapist who believes in our  She also has an intense study and     All told, Dr. Latz has 28 years of
      uniqueness as human beings, and      understanding of scriptures from       experience and numerous degrees.
      stresses that there is no such thing as  the Torah and Christian Scriptures.  She achieved her Doctorate and
      a cookie cutter solution when it     She enables people to get in touch     Masters,  both in Marriage and Family
      comes to confronting life’s most     with their emotions and their          Therapy, and further a Master of
      challenging times. This is one reason  spirituality and it contributes to the  Science degree in Family Systems
      she calls her business, based in Boca  way clients feel in her company--    Medicine. She is proud of many
      Raton Florida, A Unique Therapy      comforted, nurtured, supported,        achievements in her life, including her
      Center. She also knows that          unjudged (and dare we say, loved.)     educational accomplishments and
                                           This is meaningful as they face
      embracing the unique helps her       problems and explore life              desire to always keep on learning. She
      stand apart from other professionals.  transitions together.                takes pride in being flexible about
                                                                                  spiritual and holistic philosophies and
      Doctor Martha, as she likes to be    Doctor Martha provides several         the possibility of including them in
                                                                                  treatment. She is delighted to have a
      called, also brings the unique       distinct yet related services. She is  husband who thanks her daily for
      perspective of a minister into many  licensed as Psychotherapist, and as a  allowing him to love her (read more
      client relationships. She holds an MA  Marriage and Family Therapist, and   on this below.) She takes pride in
      in Pastoral Ministries, has worked in  is a credentialed life coach too. She  being recognized by professional
      a religious school situated in a     not only meets people at her therapy   authorities, such as the AAMFT and
      challenging inner-city               center, she has bravely                American Psychotherapy Association.
      neighborhood and studied religious   ventured into radio—with a weekly
      belief systems, from                 broadcast on BBM Radio and often                       EP MAGAZINE   |   22
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