Mariama Sandifer, LPC

Mariama Sandifer is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 14 years of experience working in public schools as a nationally certified school counselor. She uses a strengths-based, collaborative style to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, anger, or major life changes. Mariama aims to create a calm, practical space where clients can be heard and begin to make small, manageable changes.

Before moving into individual counseling, she spent over a decade supporting students and their caregivers through academic stress, trauma, and family upheaval. That background shaped a focus on clear, usable tools and on noticing each person's strengths. Mariama draws on solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral techniques to build skills you can use between sessions.

She also supports people dealing with caregiver issues and stress, commitment concerns, divorce and separation, family problems, isolation or loneliness, and workplace difficulties. Sessions emphasize step-by-step strategies, skill practice, and real-world problem solving rather than long theory talk. Mariama invites collaboration so goals and pacing match what the client wants.

Mariama works from Louisiana and communicates in English. Her approach centers on helping people gain practical coping methods, handle change, and increase emotional balance. If you are a caregiver feeling stretched thin, or someone facing a big life transition, she can help you sort priorities and find clearer next steps.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online care

Evidence-based methods such as solution-focused work and cognitive behavioral techniques guide Mariama's sessions. Solution-focused work centers on setting small, practical goals and identifying what already works for you. It is useful for clients who want clear next steps and quicker progress. Cognitive behavioral techniques look at thoughts and behaviors and teach concrete skills to manage anxiety, anger, and stress. These skills are practiced during and between sessions to build everyday coping tools.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mariama will talk with you about your goals, needs, and preferences and recommend methods that fit your situation. Together you will check progress and adjust strategies so therapy stays focused and relevant to your life.

Session formats are not specified in the provided biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule by removing travel time and allowing shorter check-ins around work or caregiving. It can also let people practice skills in the settings where challenges occur, and telephone or lower-bandwidth options can be useful on days when video feels difficult. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and skill practice to work well in remote sessions.