Tom Martin

Tom Martin ~ Founder and Owner of New Beginning Ranch, Corvallis, MT ~ in the heart of Bitterroot Valley.

40+ years ago, Tom left a coveted position in sales to pursue his true calling working - with addicts. He began his private practice in Marworth, PA, for three years, then spent three years working as a therapist at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California. He and his wife, Ann, then founded Martin's Counseling, where they were preferred aftercare providers for the Betty Ford Center. It was during this time that Tom began studying under Dr. Patrick Carnes, a pioneering researcher in sexual addiction, and earned his Associate Sex Addiction Therapist certification.

With nearly 50 years of his own recovery, Tom brings a depth of lived experience that no clinical training alone could replicate.

In 2009, Tom underwent surgery at UCLA to remove a tumor from his throat, which doctors determined during the procedure was malignant. His right vocal cord was cut in the process, and he lost his original voice — he now speaks in a hoarse whisper the men at New Beginning Ranch have come to know well. He spent two years on a feeding tube while relearning to speak and swallow without aspirating, before he was able to remove it and reclaim a better quality of life. Today, Tom can eat and drink normally, even though both his speech therapist and ENT have said, "…anatomically, you shouldn't be able to do either!"

After moving to Montana to retire, Tom realized he wanted to continue passing on what recovery had given him — in a more informal setting. This led him to create New Beginning Ranch, and it's part of what makes it so unique. Tom leads from alongside, sharing his own experience with recovery and coaching men through their own challenges. Today, he still lives on-site at the Ranch with his dog, Gaby — showing up every day for his own recovery, and inspiring the men at New Beginning Ranch to do the same.