Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW

Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress and anxiety along with trauma, sexuality, and relationship concerns. She brings ten years of experience to her work and centers sessions on respect and collaboration. Marti uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people find what works for them.

Her style is warm and nonjudgmental. She treats clients as the experts in their own lives and helps them name goals and steps forward. Marti blends methods from acceptance and commitment approaches, attachment-focused work, and cognitive-behavioral ideas to match each person's needs.

She has worked with many people from LGBTQIA+ communities and with those recovering from trauma and abuse. Marti also supports people dealing with intimacy challenges, relationship strain, grief, and caregiving stress. She pays attention to how past relationships shape present patterns and choices.

Sessions involve clear, practical tools alongside deeper conversations about values and connection. Clients can expect to practice skills between meetings and try small experiments in daily life. Marti helps translate insight into doable steps.

Her credentials include LCSW and CSW, and she provides services in Wisconsin. Conversations are in English, and she does not take international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on availability.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It helps with anxiety, stress, and making changes that matter. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people form clearer expectations and safer connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, behaviors, and feelings, and teaches practical skills to reduce anxiety and improve sleep and mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they pick methods to try and adjust them over time based on what helps most.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins, or avoid travel time. It also lets people practice skills between meetings in real-life settings. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, attachment work, and CBT to online conversations so the focus stays on practical tools and steady progress.