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Maxine Brown-Sartor, LPC
South Carolina
Licensed Professional Counselor - Anxiety and Stress
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
- Parenting support
About Maxine
Maxine Brown-Sartor is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with eight years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and challenges like addiction, grief, and sleep problems. She also helps with parenting stresses, anger, self-esteem, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and intimacy-related issues.
She frames sessions around practical changes in thinking and behavior. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness methods. She teaches short exercises such as positive self-talk, journaling, and mindful breathing to try in daily life. The tone is direct and focused on small steps rather than long theory.
Maxine draws on prior roles in schools and community behavioral services. That work included individual and group sessions, behavioral modification with families, and connecting parents to local supports for children with special needs. She has experience helping young people build social and independent living skills and supporting parents through special education processes.
Her approach emphasizes listening and collaborating to find workable solutions. She checks for self-harm concerns when needed and outlines practical techniques clients can use between meetings. Sessions involve demonstration and practice as well as discussion.
She also attends to the strain caregivers can feel. As a parent of a child with special needs, she notes firsthand the frustrations families face and uses that perspective when talking with parents. The focus is on concrete tools to manage daily challenges and adjust unhelpful habits.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so clients can notice what matters and decide their next steps. It helps when someone needs time to talk through feelings and clarify goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is practical and skills-based - it breaks down thoughts and behaviors into small experiments such as tracking triggers, testing new responses, and using brief journaling practices. That style is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems, and patterns that keep repeating. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short attentional practices and simple breathing or grounding exercises to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment noticing; it pairs well with CBT techniques.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to decide whether CBT, client-centered work, mindfulness, or a combination fits best based on the client’s goals and daily demands. That decision can shift as progress is made.
Session formats in this profile are not listed in the biography, so confirm current online session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to attend from different locations, fit brief check-ins into a busy day, and practice techniques between meetings where they matter most. Licensed professionals adapt exercises like journaling prompts, short behavioral experiments, and mindfulness practices to work across remote appointments so clients can try them in real life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, addiction, grief, sleep problems, parenting strains, anger, self-esteem, bipolar issues, ADHD and related topics.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits and to teach small, practical behavioral experiments such as journaling and positive self-talk.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of experience working in schools and community behavioral services, providing individual and group work and behavioral support for families.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, based in South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm any location-specific details before booking.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps do I take to begin?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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