Mary Sanders, LCSW, CSW

Mary Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage trauma, stress, anxiety, and relationship strain. She uses a relational style that centers on understanding what matters most to each person. Sessions are aimed at identifying strengths, removing barriers, and building practical coping and communication skills. With 36 years in practice Mary brings long experience with addictions, family concerns, and grief. She emphasizes a down-to-earth approach that values time and results. She asks clients to work actively toward goals and offers straightforward guidance along the way. Mary describes therapy as a shared journey toward more self-awareness. She frames that work as personal and, for her, meaningful. She also notes a spiritual foundation in her approach and says she will meet people where they are in their beliefs, whatever those beliefs are. In sessions she draws on methods that focus on emotions, mindful awareness, and improving communication. Those tools are used to address issues such as intimacy problems, codependency, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people facing blended family challenges, caregiver stress, cancer-related concerns, and substance use issues. People who choose Mary can expect clear feedback and practical strategies. She aims to challenge clients to make the most of their time in therapy. The emphasis is on keeping therapy grounded and useful while encouraging deeper self-understanding.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and meeting each person where they are; online sessions use that same attentive, supportive stance to help clients feel heard and understood. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people notice and shift emotional responses that cause disconnection. Imago Relationship Therapy teaches concrete communication and repair skills that couples or partners can practice between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work Mary does with each person. She will collaborate with clients to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That may mean trying a few ways of working and adjusting based on what helps most.

The biography does not list specific session delivery methods, so confirm current session options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also let people use quieter surroundings, reduce the need for camera use, or schedule sessions during a break from work. Licensed professionals adapt these practical benefits to individual routines and goals.