Gwendolyn Sanders, LCSW

Gwendolyn Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of practice. She offers a calm, inviting approach and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and depression. She works in Mississippi and brings a steady presence to sessions.

Gwendolyn centers sessions on each person’s needs. She uses a client-centered stance that lets the conversation follow what matters most to the individual. When helpful, she adds skills-based tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and routines.

Her background includes long experience supporting caregivers, people facing aging and end-of-life issues, and those navigating adoption or blended family concerns. She has worked with people coping with cancer, hospice and grief, and the pressures of caregiving and long-term care decisions.

Gwendolyn also addresses common relationship struggles such as communication trouble, commitment questions, intimacy concerns, and family conflict. She can help people process life transitions like separation, divorce, or changes in role and purpose.

Motivational interviewing is part of her toolbox when clients want to make concrete changes. That approach helps people clarify their own goals and find motivation to move forward. Sessions aim to be practical, respectful, and focused on attainable steps toward the client’s goals.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what the client brings to the room. The therapist creates space for each person to name goals and priorities and adapts sessions to those needs. This approach helps when someone wants an empathetic, paced conversation about stress, grief, or relationship strain.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and routines affect mood and behavior. It offers practical tools like thought records and small behavioral experiments to reduce anxiety and manage stress. CBT is useful for people who want clear steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to talk about change. It helps people resolve mixed feelings and build their own reasons for taking action. This can be helpful for clients working on life changes, caregiving decisions, or shifting unhealthy habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will partner with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision is revisited as progress is made so the plan stays relevant.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking because formats were not specified in the biography. Ask about available session options and how they fit into your routine. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings around caregiving, work, or medical appointments and can reduce travel time, shorter check-ins, or allow sessions without video when needed.