About Maxine
Maxine Brown-Sartor, LPC, focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or the ups and downs of daily life. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what a person is facing. She encourages practical steps people can try between sessions so change can happen outside the room.
Maxine has eight years of clinical experience in school and community settings. She has worked as a school counselor and a behavioral specialist, supporting parents to connect with community resources for children with special needs.
Background and approach
That background shaped her approach to working on social skills, independence, and self-esteem with young people she has supported. Her style is client-centered and collaborative. She helps people notice and shift negative thoughts and behaviors using ways like cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and solution-focused ideas.
She models tools such as positive self-talk, journaling, and simple mindfulness exercises so people can use them on their own. Maxine also brings experience providing individual and group work in home and community settings. She pays attention to trauma and abuse histories and uses trauma-focused strategies when relevant.
She watches carefully for signs of self-harm and addresses safety when needed. She practices in South Carolina and offers services in English. Parents and individuals who want clear steps, concrete tools, and an understanding listener may find her approach helpful.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building understanding. In practice this means the therapist follows the client’s lead, reflects what she hears, and helps the person name goals and next steps; it suits people who want a supportive, nonjudgmental space to talk through problems.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice patterns of thought and behavior and try small experiments to change them. It often involves setting clear goals, practicing new skills between sessions, and tracking progress, which adapts well to video or messaging formats where homework can be shared and reviewed.
Mindfulness therapy teaches short exercises to bring attention to the present moment and reduce reactivity. Techniques such as brief breathing practices or grounding exercises can be demonstrated during a video call and practiced daily between contacts.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will talk with clients about their goals, preferences, and what has worked or not worked before, then try approaches that fit those needs. Plans are adjusted together as progress is reviewed.
Online sessions offer flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited travel options. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and skill demonstration, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging helps with ongoing support and homework reminders. These options make it easier to fit therapy into day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- HIV / AIDS
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
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