Mary Sanders, LCSW, CSW

Georgia · 36 years in practice

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

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

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Mary

Mary Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker with 36 years of practice. She meets people where they are and focuses on clear, practical steps that move them forward. Her style is relational and down-to-earth, aimed at helping clients feel understood and gain tools for change.

Mary uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness approaches to help people handle stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and addiction-related concerns. Sessions emphasize identifying strengths and barriers and practicing healthier ways to communicate and cope.

Background and approach

She also supports people dealing with parenting stress, blended family challenges, caregiving burdens, and cancer-related strain. Her background includes long experience with addictions and mental health work and years helping people with relationship and family issues. Mary holds LCSW and CSW credentials and practices from Georgia.

She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. In the therapy room she aims to create straightforward goals and use time efficiently. Expect conversations that track emotions, identify unhelpful patterns, and build concrete skills to manage impulses, sleep problems, eating concerns, and mood shifts.

She brings a respectful spiritual openness and will honor each person’s beliefs as part of the process. Mary describes therapy as a shared journey toward greater self-awareness. She encourages active collaboration so clients can leave sessions with manageable steps and clearer choices.

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

Emotion-focused and relational work online

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on identifying and shifting emotional responses that keep people stuck in painful patterns. It can be useful for relationship strain, intimacy concerns, grief, and anxiety by helping people name emotions and respond differently.

Client-Centered Therapy keeps the person’s experience central and uses empathic listening to help clients find their own answers. This approach supports people coping with stress, life changes, low self-esteem, and bereavement by emphasizing respect and understanding.

Imago Relationship Therapy focuses on how past wounds show up in current relationships and helps partners learn new, clearer ways to communicate. It is often used when communication problems, codependency, or repeated conflict patterns are a concern.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary will work with each person to consider goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they’ll try methods and adjust the plan based on what works in real time.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls can fit a short break or low bandwidth, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to keep continuity when schedules change.

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Questions people ask

What issues does Mary commonly help with?

She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addiction concerns, as well as relationship and family strains and intimacy-related issues.

What is Mary’s style of therapy like?

Her approach is relational and client-centered, focusing on emotions and practical skill building to improve communication and coping.

How much experience does she have?

Mary has 36 years of clinical experience working in mental health and addiction-related settings and with relationship concerns.

What credentials and location are listed?

She holds LCSW and CSW credentials and is based in Georgia.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What formats are available for sessions?

Mary offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Mary?

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