Gwendolyn Sanders, LCSW - Therapist in Mississippi

About Gwendolyn

Gwendolyn Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of experience. She offers a relaxed, inviting style that helps people talk through relationship and family concerns. She works in Mississippi and holds the MS LCSW C7373 and LA LCSW 4443 credentials.

Sessions are offered in English. Gwendolyn uses a client-centered approach to build trust and understand each family's needs. She combines that with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

Motivational Interviewing is used when clients need help finding internal reasons to make changes. Her areas of focus include relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, grief and loss, stress, anxiety, and depression. She also addresses adoption and foster care concerns, blended family issues, caregiver stress, aging and geriatric matters, and end-of-life topics.

Other concerns she addresses include communication problems, codependency, life purpose, and coping after disasters. Gwendolyn has worked across settings with families and caregivers over two decades. That experience informs practical strategies for daily life, not just theory.

She aims to help families improve communication and manage transitions. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability. Therapies are offered through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

Session formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

Approaches that guide online family and relationship work

Gwendolyn commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a warm, respectful space where clients set the pace and focus of sessions. This approach helps when families need a calm place to talk and feel heard.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts affect feelings and actions. CBT helps people tackle anxiety, depression, stress, and communication patterns that get in the way of healthy relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences. The plan can change as needs shift over time.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility for busy families and caregivers, making it easier to fit sessions into daily life. They also let people keep working on skills between meetings through messaging and short check-ins.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Motivational Interviewing

A way of working through mixed feelings about change without being pushed. The therapist helps you weigh things up and find your own reasons, which often makes a difficult decision feel less stuck.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with relationship and family problems, parenting, grief, intimacy issues, stress, anxiety, and depression. She also addresses adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, aging issues, and end-of-life topics.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is relaxed and inviting. She focuses on a client-centered approach and practical steps clients can try between sessions.

What background does she bring to sessions?

She brings more than 20 years of experience working with families, caregivers, and people facing grief and relationship challenges. That experience shapes straightforward strategies for daily life.

Where is she licensed to practice?

She is licensed in Mississippi and Louisiana with credentials MS LCSW C7373 and LA LCSW 4443. Sessions are provided from Mississippi.

What languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options allow for flexible session styles.

How does payment and cost work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 20 years
Licensed: Louisiana, Mississippi
Languages: English

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