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Marty Hosier

Hi, I’m Marty!

Your new bestie, because only a BFF is going to tell it to you straight 100% of the time. 

If you’re tired of other therapists just staring at you while you pour your heart out for an hour and nothing changes, and you’re ready for a fun and transformative experience with a queer, neurodivergent friendly therapist to help you get through the S***. Look no further, Marty is here. 

I’ve done all the therapy myself and I know just how exhausting it can be telling your story over and over to therapists and nothing changes. I’m here to tell you the cold, hard truth and help you make the changes you need to be obsessed with your life. I’ve got the tools to help you with trauma, gender dysphoria, personality disorders, mood disorders, neurodivergence issues, depression, anxiety, and more. 

My core values are transparency and authenticity. I curse too much, eat way too much cheese for someone who is lactose intolerant, and am absolutely in love with helping others on their mental health journey. If this jives for you, let’s chat. 

Best, 

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Human Services
  • Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy
  • Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology
  • ABD in Doctoral degree in Forensic Psychology
  • Adjunct Professor of Social Work and Psychology 
  • Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist in California, Hawaii, and Nevada
  • Qualified Supervisor for LMFT, LCSW, LPCC
  • Advanced training in DBT, EMDR, Trauma infomed therapy, person centered therapy, and LGBTQ+ affirming therapy.
  • Lived experience as a AuDHD person 

My Story

I met my first therapist when I was 14, after six months he declared me ready to quit therapy because I was “so insightful”.

But he didn’t actually help me fix anything, I still didn’t understand why I was creating so many problems in my own life, how to stop, how to get better, or that my neurodivergence needed to be taken into account. 

It wasn’t until I was in my 20’s in grad school myself, trying to learn everything I could about psychology and mental health so I could finally fix what was “wrong with me” that I figured out why so many of my past therapists had failed me. 

All of my counseling classes focused on how to help your client gain insight, identify the problem, identify their role in creating the problem, in maintaining the problem. But not once were we really taught what to do AFTER. It was just widely accepted that the goal of most therapy is to gain insight, and in gaining insight the client will be able to solve all their own problems. 

The problem with this ideology is that neurodivergent folks already know the problem. From day one we’ve been identifying the problem. We ruminate on the problems daily, I could have written you a novel at 14 of all the things I did on a daily basis that made my mental health worse. Most therapy theories just weren’t designed for us. That’s when I began to seek out other methods, the stuff that isn’t taught in school. I found so many amazing modalities that finally go beyond just “gaining insight”. 

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Over the past two decades I have met countless people who have tried over and over again with dozens of therapists, hoping to find help, only to leave frustrated and despondent. Many of these people have started therapy with me and report that during our first few sessions they’ve gained more than in years with other therapists.

The research agrees, that clients with person-centered therapists report better outcomes and higher satisfaction (Cloninger & Cloniger, 2011).  What does person-centered therapy mean? It means I look at you as a person, not a diagnosis. It means that I ask YOU what works for you then help you do more of that, help you learn new skills that may be similar, help you stop doing things that don’t work, hold you accountable when you need it, and give you unconditional love always.

So what are you waiting for?