About Mary
Mary Sanders is a licensed mental health counselor in Washington with 17 years of experience. She helps people who are facing relationship strain, family conflict, trauma, grief, and major life changes. Her approach is warm and straightforward, aimed at making it easier to talk about painful experiences and find practical steps forward.
In sessions she focuses on connection and how early attachment shapes current relationships. She uses client-centered methods to listen closely and follow each person's priorities.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used when people want concrete strategies to manage thoughts, behaviors, and anxiety. Mary has worked in both independent practice and community mental health settings. That background gives her a broad view of common struggles, and she draws on creative arts techniques from a long history in the arts to help people express difficult feelings.
These options are offered alongside talk-based work when appropriate. Her work concentrates on issues like abandonment, attachment problems, communication breakdowns, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness. She also supports people coping with post-traumatic stress, social anxiety, life purpose questions, and midlife transitions.
Sessions are conducted in English and are available in a range of online formats. Mary emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where people can explore what matters to them and decide on steps that fit their life.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy helps people understand how early bonds shape current relationships and emotions. It focuses on building safer, more predictable ways of relating and can help with abandonment, attachment issues, and trust problems.Client-Centered Therapy centers each session on the person’s priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is heard, and supports clients in finding their own solutions. This approach is useful for grief, life transitions, and decisions about relationships.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear, practical tools to change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, social phobia, and managing stress from life changes.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with the client to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. That collaborative process helps tailor techniques to each person’s needs and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people keep face-to-face interaction without travel. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, and maintaining connection between sessions. These options make it easier to work around schedules and daily responsibilities.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Washington
- Languages
- English