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- Ten years experience
- LCSW CSW
- Sexuality and trauma
About Martha
Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She offers a compassionate, nonjudgmental approach that centers the person's own knowledge of their life. Marti focuses on trauma, sexuality, intimacy, and a wide range of mental health concerns people commonly face.
Marti helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar mood concerns using practical, goal-oriented steps. She also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, and relationship or family problems. Her background includes working with LGBTQIA+ clients and people healing from trauma and abuse.
In sessions she uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete skills. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she listens and builds a therapeutic relationship. She combines skills practice with conversations about values and connections.
Marti aims to make therapy a collaborative process. She helps people identify small, doable changes and practices they can try between sessions. She also works on communication, intimacy, and issues around sexuality, including kink and BDSM when those topics are relevant.
Marti holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Marti helps people work through stress, anxiety, depression, and bipolar mood concerns using practical, goal-oriented steps. She also supports people dealing with addiction, grief, and relationship or family problems. Her background includes working with LGBTQIA+ clients and people healing from trauma and abuse.
In sessions she uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach concrete skills. Attachment-based and client-centered ideas shape how she listens and builds a therapeutic relationship. She combines skills practice with conversations about values and connections.
Marti aims to make therapy a collaborative process. She helps people identify small, doable changes and practices they can try between sessions. She also works on communication, intimacy, and issues around sexuality, including kink and BDSM when those topics are relevant.
Marti holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin. Sessions are conducted in English. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking small, meaningful actions toward them. It often helps with anxiety, depression, and finding direction after big life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) teaches practical strategies to notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety, mood concerns, and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy emphasizes how early relationships influence current connections and helps people improve communication and trust in close relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Marti will listen to concerns, goals, and preferences and suggest methods that fit the person. The plan can be adjusted over time if certain techniques do not feel helpful. This collaborative process helps match skills and conversations to what matters to the individual.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel time and allowing appointments from a different location. It also allows sessions to focus on practical skill practice, values work, communication coaching, or processing trauma using methods like EMDR if appropriate and agreed on. Ask about session length and scheduling when completing the matching questionnaire.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
Attachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Gottman MethodImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin
Languages
English
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Marti address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexuality questions, addictions, grief, and many relationship and family issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Marti practices in a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and collaborative way. Sessions often include skill building, values-based work, and open conversations about intimacy and identity.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience as a clinical social worker in multiple states and brings that background to her work in Wisconsin.
What credentials and location apply?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and sees clients practicing in Wisconsin.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients schedule with her?
She does not work with international clients at this time.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started if I want therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.