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Online therapist

Mary Lee Palmer

Trusted family and parenting clinician

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Credentials
LCSW, CSW
Experience
41 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Mary

Mary Lee Palmer is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia who brings 41 years of practice to family and parenting concerns. She uses a warm, interactive style that can feel down-to-earth and often a little playful. She focuses on relationships, parenting, addictions, mood and anxiety problems, grief, trauma, and intimacy-related issues.

She accepts international clients and works in English. Mary Lee draws on long experience in hospitals and independent practice to help people across the lifespan.

Background and approach

She has worked on child and adolescent units and led parent groups, daily adolescent groups, and family therapy sessions. She has supported people living with chronic conditions, bipolar disorder, and those recovering from physical trauma or emotional abuse. Her approach mixes several methods to fit each person’s needs.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify patterns that keep problems going. Mindfulness practices teach ways to notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck. Emotionally-Focused Therapy offers tools for repairing connection in relationships.

Sessions are conversational and practical. She aims to treat clients with respect and sensitivity while avoiding labels. Together with each client she develops goals and a plan that feel realistic and relevant to daily life.

If a parent is worried about a child’s behavior, a couple is dealing with intimacy or infidelity concerns, or someone is coping with loss or addiction, she works to create clear next steps. She encourages people to take the first step toward change and offers guidance as they move forward.

Approaches that guide online family and parenting work

Mary Lee uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, nonjudgmental space where parents and family members can talk through their concerns. This approach focuses on listening, understanding each person’s perspective, and building goals together to improve daily life.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps identify thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and teaches concrete skills to change them. CBT can be useful for anxiety, sleep problems, mood concerns, and stress that affect family interactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Mary Lee will work collaboratively to choose methods that match a person’s goals, comfort level, and family situation. She often combines techniques rather than relying on a single method so therapy fits real-life needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make scheduling easier for busy families and international clients. These formats allow people to meet from home, keep consistent appointments, and use short check-ins or longer video sessions depending on what works best. The variety of options helps families access care in ways that match their routines and responsibilities.

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.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she often address?
She works with relationship problems, parenting challenges, addictions, grief, trauma, mood disorders like depression and bipolar, anxiety, intimacy-related issues, and related family concerns.
What is her general therapy style?
Her style is warm, interactive, and sometimes playful. She focuses on practical conversation and tailoring plans to the person rather than using labels.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 41 years of experience working in psychiatric hospitals and independent practice, including leading parent and adolescent groups and directing child and adolescent services.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with credentials LCSW and CSW and practices in Georgia; her license is listed as GA LCSW CSW000534.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
She provides services in English and accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to her availability.

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Experience
41 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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