Martha "Marti" Stany , LCSW, CSW

Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker with more than a decade of professional experience helping people navigate trauma, sexuality, intimacy, and a range of mental health concerns. She holds LCSW and CSW credentials - LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and CSW is a social work credential indicating clinical training - and has practiced across multiple states including Texas, Colorado, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

Martha brings particular expertise supporting LGBTQIA+ clients, individuals healing from trauma and abuse, and people or couples facing relationship and intimacy challenges. Her caseload includes work with anxiety, depression, addiction, bipolar disorder, grief, parenting and blended family issues, body image and eating concerns, ADHD, and stresses related to caregiving and career changes.

Her therapeutic stance is compassionate and nonjudgmental, rooted in the belief that each person is the expert on their own life. Martha views therapy as a collaborative process that centers a client’s strengths and values. She aims to empower clients as they move toward greater connection, self-understanding, and meaningful change, offering practical tools alongside reflective support throughout the healing journey.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Martha "Marti" Stany uses evidence-informed methods tailored to each person's needs. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients clarify their values and learn practical ways to accept difficult thoughts while committing to meaningful action - it is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and how those patterns affect current connections; it can be useful for intimacy issues, relationship struggles, and healing from attachment-related trauma. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes empathy, respect, and the client’s own capacity for growth - this approach supports self-esteem, identity exploration, and decision-making.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Martha works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and challenges, and she adapts strategies as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals aim to match techniques to what each person needs rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule or access support from different locations. This flexibility allows clients to continue care during life changes and to choose the format that feels most manageable and effective for them.