Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW

Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on sexual health, trauma, and relationship concerns. She brings ten years of clinical experience and a calm, respectful manner to sessions. Marti centers clients' own goals and priorities when planning care.

She uses straightforward, practical methods to help people reduce anxiety, manage stress, and address intimacy-related worries. Sessions emphasize clear steps clients can try between meetings. Marti draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Attachment-Based Therapy to tailor work to each person.

Marti has worked with people across a range of concerns including mood disorders, trauma and abuse, addiction, body image, and issues related to sexual expression and alternative sex culture. Her experience includes supporting LGBTQ people and addressing relationship conflict, communication problems, and blended family stress.

Her style is collaborative and nonjudgmental. She aims to help people notice patterns that are holding them back and build new habits that fit their values. Practical skills, emotional awareness, and clearer communication are common focuses in therapy.

Marti is licensed as an LCSW and CSW and practices in Wisconsin. She offers work that combines present-focused skill building with attention to how past attachment patterns influence current relationships.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and struggles with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning; it often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how earlier relationships shape current reactions and closeness, which can be helpful for intimacy and relationship difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Marti treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help figure out which methods align with a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She mixes approaches when that best serves the plan you create together.

If you are considering online work, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow check-ins that work around work or caregiving demands. Some approaches translate well to focused skills practice and homework between visits, which clients often find helpful when managing anxiety, sexual concerns, or relationship work.