Charles E. Martin, Ph.D.

      Dr. Charles E. Martin is a licensed clinical psychologist in full-time private practice with offices in Knoxville, Tennessee (Knox County).  He is currently accepting new patients.

     Dr. Martin has been in practice over 23 years working with adults, couples, families, and teenagers with a wide range of problems.   One of Dr. Martin's special areas of interest is marriage and couples counseling.

     Dr. Martin's approach in marriage and family counseling is to give couples direct advice and help them develop "how-to" skills in solving problems.   Most couples who seek marriage counseling have difficulties in communications, and one of Dr. Martin's areas of specialization is helping clients improve their communications skills.   He does this through special attention to his Ground Rules of Communication, a series of guidelines that help couples stop hurtful and frustrating arguments and start communicating effectively.   Of most importance, Dr. Martin tries to help couples to find "win-win" solutions to problems.

      You are invited to browse through any of the following sections to gain more information about his practice.   Dr. Martin is currently accepting new patients and invites your call.

About Fees and Insurance

     Dr. Martin's fees for both individual counseling and marriage/family counseling are as follows:

Initial evaluation session (90+ minutes): $200
Regular counseling sessions (50 minutes): $125

     Note: Dr. Martin offers an initial consultation session at no charge for clients who wish to meet with him to see how comfortable they feel in the counseling process without incurring any expense.  There are certain restrictions to this offer.  Please call Dr. Martin’s office - (865) 690-9998 in Knoxville or e-mail for details.

     The fee structure is for office visits only. Dr. Martin does not offer any form of online or e-mail counseling.

     Most insurance companies have benefits for family counseling, but often they require advance authorization. Please contact our office so we may assist you in obtaining benefit information and advance authorization if necessary.

     As a courtesy to our clients, we will gladly complete and file your insurance claims. We will wait for payment from the insurance company for your insurance benefits. We ask that you make your co-payment at time of services. If your deductible has not been met for the year, we ask that you pay for services until your deductible has been met.

     Dr. Martin is a preferred provider for many insurance companies, MCO's, PPO's, and POS's.  By using a preferred provider, you obtain maximum benefits and the lowest copayment possible. He is being added to new insurance provider panels every month. Some, but not all, insurance panels he is currently on are:

Acordia , Allmerica Financial, America Healthcare Trust POS, American UltraNet, Beech Street, Beech Street of California, Benefit Management, Inc., Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Blue Cross/Blue Shield EAP, Blue Cross/Blue Shield FEP, Blue Cross/Blue Shield TVA, Cariten, Cariten Senior Health Plan, Champus, Cigna, Corporate Health Administrators, Diversified Group Administrators, Employer's Health, Fortis Benefits, Great West Insurance, Guardian, HealthSource POS Plan, Heritage, Humana, Kanawha/PHP, Medicare, Mental Health Network, Metra Health, Options Health Care, Phoenix Home Life, PHP, PHP PPO Plan, Principle Financial, Private Health Care Services (PHCS), Provident, Prudential, Railroad Medicare, S.E. Pipetrades Health, TADCO, LLC, TennCare, Tennessee Behavioral Health - TBH, United Healthcare (State of TN plan), U.T. Health Plan, Vencor, Willis Caroon

     Please note that insurance provider panels change frequently, and the above list might not be completely up to date. Your insurance plan might very well be covered even though it is not listed above. The only way to know accurately is to let us make a call to your insurance company. We invite inquiries and we can give you the very latest information. If you have any questions about fees or insurance coverage, please call Dr. Martin's office.

Information About Marriage Counseling/Family Therapy Appointments

All services are by appointment only

     To make an appointment, call Dr. Martin's office at (865) 690-9998 at any time. Please leave your name and telephone number in Dr. Martin's confidential mailbox and he will return your call as soon as possible.

     Dr. Martin always makes room for new clients, and initial appointments will be scheduled as quickly as possible. Many couples require evening appointments and Dr. Martin usually has evening or lunchtime appointment times available.