Practitioner record · Checked 7 Oct 2026
Mariama Sandifer has been in practice 14 years and is licensed in Louisiana. Mariama lists stress, Anxiety, relationship issues and parenting issues among 11 subjects on the BetterHelp roster.
Everything below is either quoted from Mariama's own BetterHelp listing, taken from public licensing records, or written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such. Nothing here is an availability promise, a review, or a rating.
01 · Who Mariama works with
Mariama lists 5 specialisms and 6 further focus areas. Specialisms are the subjects Mariama chose to list first, which is the closest a listing gets to “this is my actual practice”.
02 · In Mariama's own words
Reproduced in full and unedited - not summarised, not tightened, not rewritten in a house voice.
I spent 14 years in public schools as a nationally certified school counselor, working with young people and families navigating everything from academic stress to trauma and family upheaval. That experience taught me how to recognize each person's unique strengths and meet them where they are. Now, as a Licensed Professional Counselor and Approved Clinical Supervisor, I bring that same collaborative, strengths-based approach to my individual counseling practice. I work with children, teenagers, young adults, and adults across a wide range of challenges-anxiety, relationship issues, anger management, adoption-related concerns, trauma, career transitions, and more. I primarily use solution-focused and cognitive behavioral approaches, always grounded in respect and genuine partnership. My goal is to create a supportive space where you feel heard and equipped with practical tools to move toward the life you want.
Mariama Sandifer, on the BetterHelp listing · read 7 Oct 2026
03 · What happens next
Mariama practises through BetterHelp, so the route in is BetterHelp's. This is that sequence, written by Maker Therapy from the platform's published process - not a description of Mariama's own practice, and not a promise about how quickly anything happens.
BetterHelp opens with a set of questions about what you are dealing with, what you want from therapy, and any preferences on the therapist. You are not booking Mariama at this point.
BetterHelp matches algorithmically by default, so asking for Mariama is a step you have to take. There is a field for requesting a specific therapist during sign-up, and you can switch afterwards from your account. Starting from a link on this page does not by itself assign you to Mariama.
You will be offered somebody else rather than put on a waitlist. Worth knowing, because it is easy to assume a match is the person you asked for.
A first session is typically history and orientation: what brought you, what has been tried, what you want to be different. It is also where the questions in the next section belong.
Changing therapist on BetterHelp does not need a reason. A first session that does not click is common and is not a verdict on therapy. That option existing is the main practical difference between a platform and a private practice.
04 · Practical details
05 · Provenance
Mariama's name, credential, state, subjects, approaches and biography are read from BetterHelp's therapist roster, which Maker Therapy re-reads once a day; this page reflects the reading taken on 7 Oct 2026. The licence number and NPI are cross-checked against public registers.
The plain-English method descriptions, the first-session walkthrough and the questions are written by Maker Therapy and labelled as such wherever they appear.
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