About Martha
Martha "Marti" Stany uses practical, person-centered therapy to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. She is a licensed clinical social worker with LCSW and CSW credentials and brings ten years of experience to sessions. Marti writes plainly and listens closely to learn what matters most to each person.
Marti blends approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy. She focuses on helping people cope with life changes, grief, addiction, and issues around intimacy and sexuality.
How Martha works
Sessions aim to build skills for managing difficult feelings and improving communication. People come to her for help with sleep and eating problems, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. She also addresses ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression, and burnout related to caregiving or compassion fatigue.
The work may include practical behavior strategies, value-based goal setting, and emotion regulation tools. Marti has experience supporting clients with concerns tied to family of origin, blended family stress, divorce and separation, and commitment or control issues. She also offers care focused on attachment wounds, dissociation, and healing after abuse or disaster-related stress.
Her approach is steady and nonjudgmental. Therapy is offered in English from Wisconsin. Marti provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She guides people through a clear starting process so they can find a pace that fits their life.
Martha lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Gottman Method
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Martha works with
The areas below are the ones Martha selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Wisconsin |
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Online support options
How ACT, Attachment Work, and CBT Translate Online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck, then take actions aligned with their values. It is useful for anxiety, stress, and making life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people build safer ways of relating. This approach can help with intimacy issues, communication problems, and healing attachment wounds. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on practical strategies to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of depression and improve sleep and daily routines.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Sessions can mix techniques and adjust over time so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for in-depth conversations and practicing new skills together. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or times when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are helpful for brief check-ins, skill reminders, or when someone prefers writing to talking. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around a busy life.
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