Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
How Mary works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW
- Licensed in
- Georgia, Utah
- Years in practice
- 36
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Mary
Mary Sanders brings 36 years of clinical social work experience to people dealing with stress, anger, addiction, relationship strain, and grief. She uses a relational approach that focuses on the person in front of her and on practical steps toward change. Mary is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - and also holds CSW credentials.
Mary centers sessions on the client's goals and day-to-day life. She helps people identify strengths and barriers, and teaches coping and communication strategies that can be practiced between sessions.
Background and approach
She emphasizes self-awareness and encourages clients to use time in therapy purposefully. Her background includes long experience with addiction-related concerns and with relationship and family dynamics. That experience informs work on blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and problems with communication and control.
She also addresses trauma, depression, bipolar concerns, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Mary integrates relational methods with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy and Imago Relationship Therapy ideas when relationships are central to a person's concerns.
Her style blends practical skill-building with attention to feelings and connection. People who choose Mary can expect a collaborative process. She meets clients where they are, including different spiritual perspectives, and invites them to take an active role in making changes that matter to them.
What Mary works with
Everything Mary lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Mary's practice.
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Mary often uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on listening carefully and helping people find their own direction. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to work through stress, anger, or life changes.She also draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to help people understand and shift patterns in close relationships. That approach can be useful when anger or intimacy issues are tied to how people connect with others.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Mary works collaboratively to match methods to the client's goals, preferences, and daily realities. She checks in about what is helping and adjusts strategies together as therapy unfolds.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see nonverbal cues during deeper conversations, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a shorter check-in option, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Mary
What kinds of concerns does Mary address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem, and related concerns such as caregiver stress and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is relational and collaborative, combining client-centered work with mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and emotion-focused ideas to teach coping and communication skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Mary has 36 years of experience in clinical social work, including long-term work with addiction and relationship concerns.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, listed as LCSW and CSW, and practices from Georgia.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.