Kathy Martin, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Kathy Martin is a native of southeastern Oklahoma, and there’s no question that she loves her people. She brings the kind of warmth, familiarity, and genuine care that feels right at home in the communities she serves.

Kathy has a special gift for connecting with people of all ages, including older adults, and it shows during her nursing home visits. Faces light up when she walks through the door—not simply because she is there to provide counseling, but because Kathy has a way of making people feel remembered, valued, and genuinely glad to be seen, regardless of age or circumstance. Her warm spirit, easy conversation, and sincere affection for the people she serves make her visits about much more than an appointment.

She is deeply rooted in southeastern Oklahoma and understands the people, families, humor, hardships, and strengths that make this part of the state special. Kathy brings that sense of connection into her work every day, meeting people with kindness, respect, and a healthy dose of down-home warmth.

And then there are the Maltese puppies.

When Kathy isn’t caring for people, she can often be found caring for some considerably smaller clients: tiny, fluffy, ridiculously darling Maltese puppies that she raises herself. Apparently Kathy decided there simply wasn’t enough sweetness in her day job, so she needed a houseful of tiny white puppies, too.

Between spreading healing to her clients of all ages, brightening the days of nursing home residents, and raising Maltese puppies, Kathy has somehow managed to corner the market on things that make people smile.

MPA is fortunate to have Kathy caring for people in the same corner of Oklahoma she has always called home. She loves southeastern Oklahoma, she loves its people—and judging by the warm therapeutic alliances she fosters, the feeling is very much mutual.