Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW
Compassionate, practical care for parenting and relationships
Book with Martha- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Martha
Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience helping people sort out stress, anxiety, trauma, and relationship concerns. She practices with a calm, nonjudgmental manner and aims to create a space where clients can speak honestly and feel heard. Marti focuses on common parenting struggles along with intimacy, sexuality, and family-related stress.
She also works with people facing grief, addiction, mood concerns, attention difficulties, and burnout.
Background and approach
Her background includes supporting clients from LGBTQ communities and people recovering from abuse. Her sessions tend to be collaborative and practical. She listens first, then helps identify small, concrete steps clients can try between sessions.
Techniques she draws on include acceptance strategies, attention to attachment patterns, and skills for managing strong emotions. Marti aims to tailor her work to each person's needs. She pays attention to communication patterns, boundaries, and how past relationships still shape present choices.
Parents can expect conversations about routines, limits, and ways to manage stress that affect daily family life. Clients interested in remote options can meet by phone, video, live chat, or text-based messaging. She holds licenses in Illinois and Colorado and practices from Wisconsin for local clients.
Sessions are in English and organized through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What Martha works with
Everything Martha lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Martha helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
- 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
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches guide online parenting work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and pick actions that match their values. It can be useful for parents who want to respond differently to stress and model calmer behavior for their children. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and communication. It can help people understand why they react strongly in close relationships and learn new ways to connect. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on being heard and respected; the therapist follows the client's lead and reflects what the client brings to sessions to build insight and self-direction.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Marti will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals, whether that means practicing acceptance skills, exploring attachment patterns, or building coping tools. The plan can evolve as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video is good for deeper conversations and reading nonverbal cues, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can work for quick check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options help people connect from different locations and times while keeping scheduling flexible.
Questions people ask about Martha
What kinds of concerns does Marti address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship problems, parenting strain, grief, mood concerns like depression and bipolar, addictions, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. Sessions focus on listening, identifying goals, and trying practical steps between visits.
How long has she been practicing?
She has ten years of professional experience working in social work and mental health settings.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Colorado and works from Wisconsin for local clients.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats does she offer?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How do I start therapy with Marti?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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