Maxine Brown-Sartor, LPC - Therapist in South Carolina

About Maxine

Maxine Brown-Sartor offers direct, practical support for families and parents who are overwhelmed. She focuses on clear steps that help reduce stress and improve daily functioning. Her approach is straightforward and centered on listening first, then working with parents to build skills they can use at home.

She brings eight years as a licensed professional counselor - LPC - to work with teens and adults. Her background includes school counseling and community behavioral support.

Background and approach

She has provided one-on-one and group work, and has helped families connect with local resources for special education and developmental services. Her sessions often teach simple tools such as positive self-talk, journaling, and mindfulness practices. She shows these techniques in session and encourages clients to try them between meetings.

Maxine emphasizes small, practical changes rather than abstract theory. Having a child with special needs informs her perspective and gives her firsthand understanding of common frustrations parents face. She has experience building social skills, independent living skills, and self-esteem in children, and she shares that experience when supporting caregivers.

Maxine creates a nonjudgmental space and pays close attention to safety concerns, including evaluating for self-harm behaviors when needed. She works collaboratively, helping clients identify realistic goals and practical ways to meet them. Her practice supports family and parenting challenges across a range of issues, making room for the real pressures of daily life.

How Maxine’s Approaches Work Online

Client-centered therapy puts the client’s experience first. The therapist listens carefully and follows the client’s lead to set goals and priorities. This approach helps people feel heard and builds trust for families and parents who need practical help.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. Sessions teach simple steps to change negative thinking patterns and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and sleep problems.

Trauma-focused therapy addresses the impact of past harm and teaches ways to manage strong emotions and memories. It is used when trauma or abuse affects daily life and family relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences, then recommend and try techniques together. This collaborative process allows adjustments over time to match what helps most.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video sessions provide face-to-face time without travel, while phone, live chat, and text-based messaging let busy parents fit support into a tight day. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practice skills between sessions.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Maxine address for families?

She works with stress, parenting challenges, family problems, and a wide range of related issues including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, and sleeping difficulties.

What is her general therapy style like?

Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then teaches tools like mindfulness, journaling, and cognitive techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

What is her professional background?

She has eight years of experience working in schools and community settings as a counselor and behavioral specialist, providing individual and group support and helping families access community resources.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - practicing in South Carolina and holds the license SC LPC 7207.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

International clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How are costs and starting set up handled?

Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 8 years
Licensed: South Carolina
Languages: English

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