Mariama Sandifer

Mariama Sandifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who draws on 14 years working in public schools as a nationally certified school counselor. She focuses on practical, hands-on support for people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, anger, and coping with life changes. Mariama aims to help clients feel heard and leave sessions with usable tools.

Her background includes many years helping young people and their caregivers manage academic stress, trauma, and family upheaval. That school counseling experience shaped a strengths-based, collaborative style. She looks for each person's existing strengths and builds from there.

In private practice she offers individual counseling that centers on solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral approaches. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and techniques clients can try between meetings. The language in sessions is straightforward and practical.

Mariama also supports people facing caregiver stress, commitment questions, divorce or separation, family problems, isolation or loneliness, and workplace issues. She combines short-term strategies with notes toward longer-term change when needed.

The aim in her work is simple: create a respectful partnership and leave clients better able to handle the next hard day. Readers who want to learn more can use the site tools to start the intake process and match for scheduling.

Practical approaches that fit online care

Many people Mariama works with benefit from solution-focused techniques that break big problems into small, doable steps. This approach emphasizes setting clear goals and trying specific strategies between meetings to see what helps. Cognitive behavioral ideas are also frequently used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test more balanced ways of thinking, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Decisions about focus and technique are revisited as progress is made so the plan stays useful and relevant.

Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counseling into busy days by reducing travel time and allowing sessions around work or caregiving schedules. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins or phone options when video is difficult, which can help keep continuity of care while managing day-to-day demands.