Gwendolyn Sanders, LCSW
Licensed in Louisiana · 20 years in practice
Gwendolyn Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 20 years of experience to her work.
License and registration
- LCSW, Louisiana
- 4443 · expires August 2026
- LCSW, Mississippi
- C7373 · expires April 2027
- NPI
- 1386751261 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Gwendolyn
Gwendolyn Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who brings 20 years of experience to her work. She practices in Mississippi and focuses on relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, parenting stress, and mood issues such as anxiety and depression. Her approach is client-centered, so sessions begin by listening to what matters most to each person.
She aims to create a calm, welcoming space where people can talk through painful events and figure out practical next steps.
Background and approach
Conversations are paced to match each person's comfort level. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. Motivational interviewing helps when people feel stuck and need to find personal reasons to change.
These approaches are used together to keep work focused and useful. Gwendolyn has particular experience with adoption and foster care issues, aging and caregiver stress, blended family challenges, and end-of-life concerns. She also supports people coping with illness, divorce, isolation, and questions of life purpose.
Her background includes working with caregivers and veterans on these kinds of problems. Sessions can address both immediate problems and longer-term goals. Gwendolyn works with each person to identify steps that fit their life and values.
The aim is steady progress toward clearer thinking, better communication, and improved daily functioning.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gwendolyn lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Gwendolyn names
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening first and following each person's lead. It helps people feel heard and identify goals they care about, which can be useful for relationship struggles, grief, and life transitions.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. In online sessions this approach helps people try small changes in thinking and behavior to reduce anxiety and depression.
Motivational Interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or unsure about change. The therapist uses open questions and reflection to uncover personal reasons for moving forward and to set realistic steps.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to choose methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video suits more in-depth conversations while phone calls are helpful for people with limited bandwidth. Live chat or text is useful for shorter check-ins or for fitting sessions into a busy day. These options make care more flexible and easier to fit into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps people with relationship and family concerns, grief and loss, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, anxiety, and depression, plus areas like adoption, aging, and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is relaxed and inviting. She uses a client-centered approach, with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing to guide change.
What is her professional background?
She has more than 20 years of experience working on issues such as grief, caregiver strain, relationship problems, and employment-related stress.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Mississippi and holds a Master of Science and LCSW credentials listed as MS LCSW and LA LCSW.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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