Academic Program Director, (Edmonton)
Dr. Martfeld, is the Academic Program Director for City University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Master of Counselling Program. Dr. Martfeld began her involvement with City University in 2011 as associate faculty and has taught many courses since then including assessment, human sexuality, diversity, brief therapy, intro to counselling, and practicum. She has also held positions as associate program director and clinical director for the Edmonton Virtual Counselling Clinic, which she started in 2020. In addition to more than 25 years’ experience as an educator in schools and universities, Dr. Martfeld has been a Registered Psychologist practicing in the areas of clinical/counselling, educational, and forensic psychology (parenting assessments) for the past sixteen years. She has previously worked in inpatient health care settings, in adolescent residential treatment programs, and across rural Alberta in Metis and First Nations communities. While her doctoral research studied the relationship between various approaches to special education and teacher stress, her more recently scholarly activity has focused on treatment of developmental trauma and disrupted attachment in youth; she has presented at several conferences and workshops on the impact of complex trauma on child development and parenting. Dr. Martfeld holds undergraduate degrees in education and psychology, a master’s degree in counselling, and a Ph.D. in psychology. She is a certified Clinical Traumatologist, and practices through an integrated therapeutic approach that values the knowledge of the client.