Martha "Marti" Stany, LCSW, CSW
Therapist in Wisconsin
Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of professional experience.
- License 69314, 149018259, CSW.09927523, 12003 - 123 · Texas, Illinois, Colorado, Wisconsin Expires March 2026, November 2027, August 2027, February 2027
- NPI 1184034662 · national registry
- Experience and languages 10+ years in practice English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check any license with the state board and any NPI with the national registry.
About Martha
Martha "Marti" Stany is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of professional experience. She practices in Wisconsin and focuses on trauma, sexuality, intimacy, and broader mental health concerns. Marti aims to make therapy a straightforward, compassionate process for people who are stressed, anxious, grieving, or facing relationship challenges.
Marti uses a collaborative style that centers the person's experience. Sessions are conversational and practical. She listens first, then helps people try concrete steps that can reduce distress and improve connection.
Background and approach
Her work includes support for LGBT clients, people recovering from trauma and abuse, and those handling intimacy or relationship issues. She also helps with sleep and eating concerns, grief, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, and addiction-related worries. Attachment issues, body image, blended family concerns, and communication problems are also in her focus areas.
Marti draws on several therapeutic approaches to match each person's needs. She integrates Gottman Method ideas for relationship work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered techniques, attachment-based perspectives, and cognitive behavioral strategies. This mix lets her tailor sessions to the problem at hand and the person in front of her.
Her style is nonjudgmental and strengths-focused. Marti aims to help people notice what matters to them, build useful skills, and make steady progress toward clearer goals.
Credentials
- LCSW (Texas)
- License 69314 · expires March 2026
- LCSW (Illinois)
- License 149018259 · expires November 2027
- LCSW (Colorado)
- License CSW.09927523 · expires August 2027
- LCSW (Wisconsin)
- License 12003 - 123 · expires February 2027
- NPI
- 1184034662 · national provider identifier
Both are public records. A state board register will confirm a license and its standing, and the national registry will confirm an NPI. This directory copies what the therapist lists and checks neither.
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
- Gottman Method
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
These are the approaches Martha names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches for online relationship and trauma work
Gottman Method ideas are used when doing relationship-focused work to help people notice interaction patterns, improve communication, and rebuild connection. These practices often involve concrete exercises and conversations that translate well to online sessions.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify their values and take small, meaningful actions even when hard emotions show up. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and for people facing big life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current bonds and can guide changes in how people connect and respond in close relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and the issues they bring, then recommend techniques and a plan to try together. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so the work stays relevant to the client's needs.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and styles. Video works well for deeper conversations and relationship exercises. Phone sessions or live chat can suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Text messaging can help maintain momentum between sessions and provide brief coaching or reminders.
We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy and relationship issues, grief, addictions, sleep and eating concerns, parenting stress, and a range of other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining conversational, skills-based work with attention to attachment and relationship dynamics.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has ten years of clinical experience working with trauma, LGBT concerns, relationship and intimacy challenges, and other mental health needs.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Wisconsin with licensure noted in Illinois and Colorado.
Can people use languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangement; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
More therapists in Wisconsin
See all
Elizabeth Malchow
LCSW
Brian Groeschel
LPC
Jasmine Gaines
LPC
Erin Spensley
LPC
Is this your profile?
Ask us to correct details or take the page down.