Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW

Therapist in Wisconsin

Practical support for stronger self esteem

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10 years of experience listed

LCSW, CSW professional credentials

English languages

Collaborative care
Trauma informed
Relationship focus

About Martha

Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker who blends practical tools with respectful listening. She brings ten years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people strengthen self esteem, manage anxiety, and recover from trauma.

Marti uses an approach that centers the person's own goals and choices. Conversations are collaborative and paced to each person's needs. She keeps language plain and actions focused so clients leave with steps they can try between meetings.

Her background includes supporting people through relationship and intimacy struggles, grief, addiction, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder. She also helps with stress, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and work-related burnout. Issues around body image, attachment, and sexual expression, including kink and BDSM, appear among her areas of focus.

Therapeutic tools she draws on include acceptance and commitment techniques, attachment-based work, client-centered talk therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, and dialectical behavior methods. EMDR is listed among her approaches for trauma processing.

Marti is licensed in Illinois and Colorado and practices in Wisconsin. Sessions are conducted in English. People interested in starting are asked to use the site's continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and still act toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, low self esteem, and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build different ways of connecting and relating. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes the person's experience and uses empathetic listening so clients feel heard and can move at their own pace.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and which methods feel like the best fit, and then adjust the plan as needs change. That collaborative exploration helps make sure sessions match what a person hopes to achieve.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten sessions for quick check-ins, reduce travel time, or allow sessions without being on camera when that feels better. Ask about current session options when you schedule so practical arrangements match your routine.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issues Coping with life changes

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 / loneliness Jealousy Life 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

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

She works with stress, anxiety, self esteem, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, mood disorders, and related concerns listed in her profile.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Marti uses a collaborative, nonjudgmental style that centers each person's goals and strengths while offering practical steps to try between sessions.

What experience does she bring to therapy?

She has ten years of clinical experience supporting people through trauma, sexuality and intimacy concerns, mood conditions, and stress-related issues.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is licensed in Illinois and Colorado; her practice is in Wisconsin.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Are international clients accepted?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Click the continue button on this profile, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.