Martin Bartel

Martin Bartel has thirty years of professional counselling experience.  Martin grew up in Agassiz, and together with his wife farmed for ten years and spent three years working in Jamaica as community development workers prior to starting his counselling career.  While in agreement with the Three Forms of Unity, as a Mennonite he believes in believer-adult only baptism.  He is recommended by the RCNA and HRC Reformed churches, as he has provided professional counselling services for members of their congregations for many years, which have been well received.

Martin and his wife Wanda are blessed with four children and nine grandchildren.  

Education

  • Masters in Theological Studies: Counselling, Trinity Western University

Counsellor Training and Certification

  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC); BC Association of Clinical Counsellors
  • Registered Marriage and Family Therapist (RMFT); Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Clinical Fellow/Registered Marriage and Family Therapist; American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists

Counselling Experience

  • Marriage and family therapy
  • Couples therapy
  • Individual life issues
  • Trauma counselling (general, childhood, sexual abuse and generational traumatic experiences)
  • Addictions
  • Wide range of young adult/adult mental health

Presentations

  • Local, national and international presentations on a variety of topics (see counselling experience above)

Contact information