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Ken Martz

Psy.D., MBA
Psychologist
Pennsylvania Association of Addictions Professionals A NAADAC Affiliate

Dr. Kenneth Martz is a licensed psychologist, author, and international speaker specializing in emotional management and anxiety, particularly among high-performing professionals.
With more than 30 years of experience in mental health and addiction treatment, he has worked across outpatient, residential, and hospital settings and previously served as Special Assistant to the Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Dr. Martz is the author of several books including the international bestseller Manage My Emotions, and he has delivered more than 100 presentations around the world on emotional resilience, leadership psychology, and addiction recovery. His work has been featured on TIME, NPR, CBS, NBC, and Business Insider.

2027 Sessions

Power of Plasticity: Paving New Neural Pathways for Sustained Recovery

Session Description: Addiction rewires the brain, and recovery must rewire it back. Yet most recovery support systems are designed around compliance and monitoring rather than the neuroscience of change. This session translates the research on neuroplasticity, habit formation, and craving into concrete design principles for recovery support services, including peer programs, recovery housing, continuing care, and community-based supports. Participants will examine how repetition, reward, environment, and relationship each shape neural pathways, and why some program structures accelerate durable change while others inadvertently reinforce old patterns. Case examples illustrate how plasticity-informed adjustments improve retention and long-term outcomes without increasing program cost. Attendees will leave with a practical framework for evaluating their own programs against the science of brain change, plus specific, low-cost modifications that help participants build the new pathways that sustained recovery requires.

Presenter

Tuesday, March 30 7:30–8:45 AM
1.25 Credits
Clinical
Faculty

Ken Martz

Psy.D., MBA
Psychologist
Pennsylvania Association of Addictions Professionals A NAADAC Affiliate

Dr. Kenneth Martz is a licensed psychologist, author, and international speaker specializing in emotional management and anxiety, particularly among high-performing professionals.
With more than 30 years of experience in mental health and addiction treatment, he has worked across outpatient, residential, and hospital settings and previously served as Special Assistant to the Secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
Dr. Martz is the author of several books including the international bestseller Manage My Emotions, and he has delivered more than 100 presentations around the world on emotional resilience, leadership psychology, and addiction recovery. His work has been featured on TIME, NPR, CBS, NBC, and Business Insider.
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