Martina Efodzi

Dr. Martina E. Efodzi, D.Min, MA, ATR-BC, LCPAT, LCPC, LPC is a Board-Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist, and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Maryland, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Washington, DC.  The two-time Howard University graduate and George Washington University alumna is an ordained Deacon in the United Methodist Church, currently serving in an appointment beyond the local church as a full-time psychotherapist in private practice.  In her private practice, Aya Healing Arts, LLC, she offers individual counseling and art therapy services for adults of all ages and abilities.  She specializes in providing culturally responsive care to marginalized groups. In addition to her agency and private practice work, she has facilitated countless expressive arts workshops for individuals of all ages and abilities at various schools, government agencies, community organizations, universities, and churches along the East Coast.

As an artist-therapist, maintaining a solid artist identity is essential to her work. Her solo exhibition, “Honoring the Past, Educating the Present, and Inspiring the Future,” was featured at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Black History Month Art Show in 2017. Her essay, “Art Therapist? Yes. Minister? That, Too! Ethical Issues That Arise When One Has Dual Roles,” was published in the 2019 art therapy textbook Exploring Ethical Dilemmas in Art Therapy: 50 Clinicians From 20 Countries Share Their Stories.  To consolidate her prior learnings, Martina recently pursued and received a Doctor of Ministry in Soul Care from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC.