Mary Sanders, LCSW, CSW

Licensed in Georgia · 36 years in practice

Mary Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Georgia: CSW002262 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Utah: 12960316-3501 · expires September 2026
NPI: 1184105967 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 36
Languages: English

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About Mary

Mary Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of experience. She uses a warm, relational style to help people face stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, and relationship struggles. Mary aims to make sessions straightforward and useful for busy lives.

Mary draws on client-centered principles to focus conversations on each person’s goals. She listens for strengths and obstacles, and helps people build practical skills for communication and coping. Her work often addresses intimacy, family and blended family challenges, and the ripple effects of caregiving and illness.

Background and approach

Her background includes long experience with addiction and co-occurring concerns, plus many years of helping people through separation, divorce, and major life changes. She names compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, and cancer-related issues among common concerns she has supported. Her work also covers eating and sleeping problems, impulsivity, and mood challenges such as bipolar symptoms.

Mary blends emotionally-focused and mindfulness approaches to deepen emotional awareness and interrupt reactive patterns. She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. Imago Relationship Therapy informs how she guides couples and partners to repair connection and improve communication.

Sessions are offered in English and Mary accepts clients located internationally. She values the personal nature of therapy and aims to help people strengthen what already works in their lives. Her approach is practical, grounded, and collaborative.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Mary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

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 names

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Online support

How Mary Uses Relationship-Focused Approaches Online

Mary often combines emotionally-focused work and client-centered care to help people notice feelings and strengthen connections. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps partners and individuals identify core emotions and change interaction patterns that keep problems stuck. Client-Centered Therapy centers the session on the person’s goals and experience, encouraging self-direction and exploring what feels most important to the client.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Mary treats this as a collaborative decision. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they choose methods and adjust them as needed so the work fits the person's life and relationships.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy schedules. Video is useful for deeper relational work and visual cues, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and chat or messaging can support quick reflections, ongoing accountability, or brief skill practice between sessions. These options allow clients to access care across time zones and varied routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Mary commonly help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and caregiving strain, among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is relational and client-centered, with a practical focus on communication skills, coping strategies, and emotional awareness.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

Mary has 36 years of clinical experience working with addiction, family and relationship issues, and life transitions.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

Mary holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is based in Georgia with licensure noted in GA LCSW and UT LCSW.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English and she also accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How does cost and payment work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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