Marie Hanby , LPC

Marie Hanby is a Wisconsin-licensed counselor with four years of professional experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, trauma, abuse, grief, loss, depression, and life transitions. She also brings focused experience addressing caregiver stress, disaster-related coping, domestic violence and sexual assault recovery, relationship challenges such as divorce and infidelity, first responder concerns, loneliness and isolation, and issues related to self-worth and midlife change. As a Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC), she has specialized training in supporting people who have experienced manipulative or controlling relationships. She also holds an LPC credential - Licensed Professional Counselor - which indicates formal licensure to provide counseling within Wisconsin.

Marie approaches therapy from a strengths-based perspective, recognizing that each person is the expert of their own story and has resources that can be mobilized in healing and growth. She emphasizes that taking the first step toward a more fulfilling and happier life requires courage, and she frames her role as supportive guidance throughout that journey. Her work centers on partnering with clients to identify practical coping strategies and meaningful goals so they can move through challenges with greater resilience and clarity.

She aims to create a respectful, empathic environment where people can explore difficult experiences and build the skills needed to handle ongoing life changes and emotional pain.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Marie Hanby

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and learn practical skills for accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while taking committed action toward what matters most. This approach can be useful for anxiety, stress, trauma-related reactions, and coping with major life changes by emphasizing psychological flexibility and purposeful living.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic listening, unconditional positive regard, and creating a supportive space where clients lead the pace of exploration. It is well suited to people processing grief, depression, relationship difficulties, or concerns about self-worth because it centers the client’s experience and fosters self-discovery.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Marie collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit best based on their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the work as progress unfolds. The collaboration helps tailor interventions that feel relevant and achievable.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can occur by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to access consistent support around work, caregiving, or geographic constraints. For many people, these options increase the ability to attend sessions regularly and integrate therapeutic work into daily life with fewer logistical barriers.