About Mary
Mary Sanders works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, addictions, grief, and a range of life changes. She brings a steady, relational style and a practical focus to sessions. Mary is Mary Sanders, LCSW and CSW, and she draws on 36 years of clinical experience.
Mary emphasizes straightforward goals and usable skills. She helps people identify what is helping and what is getting in the way. Sessions often include coaching on communication, coping strategies, and ways to build healthier patterns.
How Mary works
Her background includes long experience addressing substance use concerns and co-occurring mental health issues. She has spent much of her career working around family and relationship challenges. This history informs how she notices patterns and offers concrete alternatives.
Mary describes her work as relational and collaborative. She treats therapy as shared work - she listens, asks direct questions, and challenges unhelpful habits when needed. She also brings a spiritual awareness to sessions and will meet people wherever they are in their beliefs.
People meet practical expectations in her work. Mary supports steps toward clearer communication, better boundaries, and improved coping with grief, trauma, parenting strain, caregiving stress, and chronic health concerns. She aims to help people use their time in therapy to make measurable progress.
Mary lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Mary works with
The areas below are the ones Mary selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 36 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship so people can find their own solutions; it helps with self-esteem, life transitions, and emotional support. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how emotions shape relationships and helps people change negative interaction patterns to improve connection and intimacy. Imago Relationship Therapy emphasizes understanding interaction patterns between partners and practices new communication moves to repair and strengthen relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Mary will collaborate with each person to identify goals and test approaches that match their needs and preferences. Together they will try methods, adjust them as needed, and focus on what moves the client toward their goals.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when that helps; phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to maintain therapy around work, caregiving, and travel while keeping the focus on progress and convenience.
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