- Solution-focused
- Cognitive behavioral
- Workplace wellbeing
About Mariama
Mariama Sandifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience in school counseling. She uses a collaborative, strengths-based style to help people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and workplace issues. Mariama aims to create a calm, practical space where people feel heard and leave with usable tools.
She spent 14 years working in public schools as a nationally certified school counselor. That time involved helping young people and families navigate academic stress, trauma, and family upheaval. Those years shaped her focus on clear, manageable steps and on recognizing each person's strengths.
In private practice she continues a solution-focused and cognitive behavioral approach. Solution-focused work centers on small, achievable changes that add up. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at patterns of thought and behavior and teach concrete strategies to shift them.
Mariama also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, commitment concerns, divorce and separation, isolation and loneliness, and general life transitions. She describes her role as a partner who listens, offers practical strategies, and helps clients test what works for them.
Sessions are conducted in English and organized to fit into everyday life. Prospective clients choose Start Therapy, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability. Costs vary with location and the subscription used, which can be canceled at any time.
How Mariama’s approaches work in online therapy
Many of Mariama's methods are practical and skill-based, which translates well to online work. Solution-focused work centers on identifying small, specific goals and testing simple changes between sessions. This approach helps with stress, parenting challenges, and workplace issues by breaking larger problems into manageable steps.Cognitive behavioral techniques involve noticing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practicing alternative responses. These tools are useful for anxiety, anger, and coping with life changes because they give clear exercises and short-term experiments to try between meetings.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust plans based on what helps most. This shared process keeps the work practical and focused on real-world results.
Session formats were not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these benefits to support people juggling work, parenting, caregiving, or life transitions.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Georgia, Louisiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Mariama help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship struggles, parenting challenges, anger, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, commitment issues, divorce and separation, family problems, isolation, and workplace issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Mariama uses a collaborative and strengths-based approach with practical techniques. She emphasizes solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral strategies to create manageable change.
What is her background and experience?
She has 14 years of experience as a school counselor and now practices as an LPC. Her school work involved supporting students and families through academic stress, trauma, and family upheaval.
Where is she based and what credentials does she hold?
She practices from Louisiana and holds the LPC credential. Licensing details include GA LPC and LA LPC as provided in the profile.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How does pricing and payment work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.