Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Texas · 10 years in practice

Martha "Marti" Stany uses person-centered and skill-based therapies to guide people through hard moments.

License and registration

LCSW, Texas: 69314 · expires March 2026
LCSW, Illinois: 149018259 · expires November 2027
LCSW, Colorado: CSW.09927523 · expires August 2027
LCSW, Wisconsin: 12003 - 123 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1184034662 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Martha

Martha "Marti" Stany uses person-centered and skill-based therapies to guide people through hard moments. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with ten years of experience and practices in Wisconsin. Marti focuses on creating a calm, straightforward space where people can talk about what matters to them.

She helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, bipolar symptoms, and ADHD by combining practical coping skills with attention to values and relationships.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and body image or eating concerns. Marti has experience assisting people who identify as LGBT and those navigating intimacy or sexual concerns, including kink and alternative sex culture. Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth.

Sessions focus on clear goals, small experiments, and learning tools that fit daily life. She draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to change unhelpful patterns and build new, workable habits. Attachment-based ideas inform how she talks about relationship patterns and communication problems.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are used when strong emotions or intense stress get in the way of ordinary living. This mix lets Marti tailor short-term strategies alongside deeper work on old wounds. People meet her for a range of issues - from parenting strain and caregiver stress to career challenges and compassion fatigue.

She offers a steady, nonjudgmental presence while helping people try different ways of coping and connecting.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns of relating and communication, helping people understand how past relationships shape current struggles with intimacy and connection.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and daily life. That decision can shift over time as progress and new priorities emerge.

Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is good for longer conversations and practicing new skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text work well for quick reflections, check-ins between sessions, or when writing out thoughts helps more than talking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, grief, addictions, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues, among other concerns.

What is her therapy style like?

Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining skill-building with attention to values and relationship patterns.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and relationship concerns.

What credentials and region are listed?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin with Illinois and Colorado LCSW licensure noted.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment organized?

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

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