Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW

Texas · 10 years in practice

Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Wisconsin.

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 is a licensed clinical social worker who practices in Wisconsin. She uses EMDR alongside other methods to help people manage trauma, relationship concerns, and mood struggles. Marti brings ten years of clinical experience to sessions and aims to make therapy approachable and practical.

Marti often begins by helping people name what feels most urgent. She listens closely and offers clear, step-by-step ways to reduce anxiety and stress.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on skills people can try between meetings and on understanding patterns that keep problems repeating. Her background includes work with sexual identity and intimacy challenges, grief, addiction, and sleep and eating concerns. Marti also supports people dealing with attachment issues, relationship communication problems, and the effects of past abuse or dissociation.

She works with clients facing career shifts, caregiver strain, and complex family-of-origin dynamics. Marti blends several practical approaches in therapy. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot harmful thinking and test new behaviors.

She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take committed steps. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is part of her toolkit when trauma memories are a central concern. Clients can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space where goals are set together.

Marti emphasizes collaboration and gradual change. She aims to help people build skills for everyday life while addressing deeper patterns that get in the way.

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

Therapeutic approaches that translate online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people get clear about what matters to them and take small actions toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to meaningful behavior changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks for unhelpful thinking patterns and tests new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. It uses practical exercises and homework to track progress and change daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and try methods that fit each person's situation. Over the first few sessions she and the client will evaluate what is helping and adjust the plan together.

Online work can use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video lets people read facial cues and practice in-session exercises. Phone sessions need less internet bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Messaging and live chat allow short check-ins, coaching, or support between longer sessions. These options make scheduling more flexible and help therapy fit into real life.

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Questions people ask

What kinds of concerns does this therapist help with?

Marti supports people with trauma and abuse, anxiety and depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addictions, sleep and eating problems, and many other life stresses.

How would you describe the therapy style?

Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. Sessions combine skill-building with exploration of patterns and values to create practical change.

What is Marti's professional background?

She has ten years of clinical experience as a licensed clinical social worker and has worked extensively with trauma, sexuality, and relationship concerns.

Where is this therapist licensed and located?

She holds LCSW credentials in Illinois and Colorado and practices in Wisconsin.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.

How are fees and billing handled?

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

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