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Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW

  • Experience10 years
  • LocationWisconsin
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Martha

Martha "Marti" Stany centers her work in Internal Family Systems-informed psychotherapy, combining relational and skills-based methods to address trauma, sexuality, and mental health concerns.

Background and approach

With ten years of clinical experience, she integrates approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, and Cognitive Behavioral strategies to help clients explore inner parts, clarify values, and build practical coping skills. Marti emphasizes a collaborative stance that respects each person's expertise about their own life and experience.

Based in Wisconsin and licensed as an LCSW and CSW, Marti brings focused attention to a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, and complications around intimacy and relationships. Her additional interests include attachment wounds, body image, blended family dynamics, caregiving stress, and aspects of kink and alternative sexual culture.

She frames therapy as a partnership that draws on clients' strengths while offering evidence-informed tools to navigate change, grief, parenting challenges, and career pressures.

How therapeutic models translate to online care

Internal Family Systems is an approach that helps people identify and relate to the different "parts" inside themselves, promoting internal cooperation and healing from trauma or persistent negative patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on clarifying personal values, accepting difficult thoughts and feelings, and committing to actions that align with what matters most. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in relationships and helps clients develop more supported ways of relating to others and to themselves.

Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to explore which methods fit their needs and goals, adapting techniques over time based on what proves most helpful in sessions. This collaborative stance supports gradual adjustment rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to schedule care around work, family, and other commitments while still engaging in structured therapeutic work using IFS, ACT, or attachment-focused interventions. Licensed professionals can tailor pacing, homework, and skills practice to the online format so clients can progress toward their goals from wherever they are.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Marti commonly address?
Her practice focuses on a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship challenges, addictions, grief, body image, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style and approach?
Marti uses a collaborative, nonjudgmental stance that blends Internal Family Systems perspectives with CBT and ACT techniques to explore internal parts, clarify values, and teach coping skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working in clinical settings with people navigating trauma, sexuality, intimacy, and broader mental health concerns.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is practicing in Wisconsin; license details include IL LCSW 149018259 and CO LCSW CSW.09927523.
Does she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Marti offers multiple remote options including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin therapy with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCoping 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 / 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

Licensed

Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin

Languages

English