Mary Sanders , LCSW, CSW

Mary Sanders, who often goes by Beth Sanders, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 36 years of practice helping individuals, couples, and families navigate stress, addiction, relationship challenges, grief, trauma, and a wide range of mental health concerns. She holds LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and CSW (Certified Social Worker) credentials and brings an extensive background in addictions and other behavioral health issues to her work.

Her therapeutic stance is relational and client-focused. When working together she aims to empower clients to identify their strengths and barriers, learn healthier coping and communication skills, and pursue the changes they want in life. She treats the journey toward self-awareness and growth as meaningful work and encourages clients to use their time intentionally to reach concrete goals.

Although her approach is not tied to any particular religion, she acknowledges a spiritual foundation in her practice and will meet clients wherever they are in their own spirituality. Mary values the privilege of accompanying people through their most personal struggles and seeks to help lift up and strengthen the parts of each person that are most life-giving. She has a particular focus on families and couples and uses her decades of experience to challenge and support clients toward lasting results.

Approaches for Couples, Families, and Individual Online Care

Mary Sanders integrates relational therapies that translate well to online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where the therapist follows the client's lead and supports self-discovery - it helps with stress, self-esteem, and life transitions by building on the client’s own resources.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is designed for couples and families and centers on identifying and reshaping the emotional patterns that drive conflict and disconnection. It helps partners understand underlying feelings and develop more secure, responsive bonds.

Imago Relationship Therapy offers practical tools for improving communication and healing relational wounds by guiding partners to listen and respond with empathy. It is useful for couples working through recurring arguments, intimacy issues, or major relationship shifts.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Mary works with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, and adjusts strategies over time so the work feels useful and aligned with what the client wants to accomplish.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. This range of options makes it easier to maintain continuity of care, attend sessions from convenient locations, and integrate therapeutic work into a busy life while working with licensed professionals and therapists.