Mary Sanders, LCSW, CSW
Compassionate relational LCSW for life and parenting challenges
Book with Mary- Years in practice
- 36
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia, Utah
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Mary
Mary Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, relationships, addictions, and parenting concerns. She brings 36 years of experience and a straightforward, relational style that aims to identify practical steps forward. Her approach emphasizes strengths, honest conversation, and realistic goals.
She frames therapy as a shared process. Sessions often begin with clear goals and a look at what helps or gets in the way of change.
Background and approach
Mary uses simple tools for coping and communication rather than jargon-heavy techniques. Her background includes long work with relationship and family issues alongside addiction and mood concerns. She holds the LCSW credential and the CSW title and has practiced in Georgia for decades.
This experience shapes a calm, steady manner in sessions. Mary describes her work as relational and values the client-therapist connection. She attends to the emotional side of problems while helping people build new behaviors.
She also acknowledges a spiritual thread in her practice and meets people wherever they are in their beliefs. Practical use of time matters to her. She asks clients to focus on what will move them toward their goals and offers challenges when progress stalls.
Parents seeking help with stress, boundaries, or parenting choices will find this results-oriented, compassionate approach. People can expect a partner who balances empathy with direct guidance. Mary aims to help clients uncover strengths, reduce barriers, and develop clear next steps for change.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Mary helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Mary lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and supporting the person's own goals. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects feelings, and helps people notice what already works so they can build on strengths. This approach is useful for stress, self-esteem, and life changes.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and change the emotions that drive difficult patterns in close relationships. It guides conversations toward safer emotional connection and clearer communication and can help with couples, intimacy concerns, and family conflict.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Mary will talk with clients about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then suggest ways to try different methods. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to the client's needs rather than sticking to one rigid plan.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is well suited to deeper conversations where seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in fits a break. Chat or messaging works well for quick updates, brief coaching, or continuing work between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while keeping the focus on progress and practical tools.
Questions people ask about Mary
What concerns does Mary address in therapy?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship and family issues, trauma, grief, parenting, self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and related areas listed in her specialties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is relational and client-centered, focusing on clear goals, identifying assets and barriers, and teaching practical coping and communication strategies.
How much professional experience does she bring?
Mary brings 36 years of clinical experience working with relationship, family, addiction, and mood concerns.
What credentials and region are associated with her practice?
She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices in Georgia with licensure noted for that region.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Therapy can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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