Mary Sanders, LCSW, CSW

LCSW, CSW licensed in Georgia. 36 years in practice. Mary Sanders helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationships, family concerns, depression, trauma and related issues using a relational approach she describes in her own terms.

Mary Sanders uses a person-focused style. She aims to identify a client’s strengths and barriers and to teach practical coping and communication strategies. She emphasizes active work in sessions and challenges clients to make the most of their time. She notes a spiritual foundation in her approach while not framing therapy as religious.

Her background includes long-term clinical work with addiction and mental health concerns. She has spent most of her career focused on families and couples, although she frames that focus as helping individuals with family and relationship problems. Her experience also covers grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping concerns, caregiver stress, and co-occurring conditions.

Mary describes the therapeutic relationship as central. She says therapy is collaborative and relational, and that she continues her own personal work. She will help people recognize practical steps toward goals and practice new ways of communicating and coping.

Clients can expect direct, structured sessions that balance reflection with concrete skills practice. She often addresses communication patterns, codependency, control issues, and impulsivity alongside mood and substance-related concerns. Her aims include clearer communication, better coping strategies, and progress toward stated goals.

How her approaches translate to online sessions