Gwendolyn Sanders, LCSW

Gwendolyn Sanders is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of experience. She uses a relaxed, inviting style to help people talk through relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, and stress. Her approach aims to make sessions feel practical and approachable for busy lives.

She centers work on each person’s needs. That means listening first, then tailoring tools and conversation to fit where a person is right now. People bring issues like anxiety, depression, communication problems, or caregiving strain, and she helps them find clearer ways to cope.

Gwendolyn blends client-centered therapy with cognitive behavioral techniques. She focuses on understanding thoughts and behaviors that get in the way, then practicing small changes that feel doable. Motivational interviewing is part of her toolkit when clients want help clarifying goals or finding the next steps.

Her background includes long-term work with grief and loss, aging and hospice concerns, adoption and foster care topics, and the stresses that come from caregiving and chronic illness. She also supports people facing life transitions such as divorce, blended family challenges, or cancer-related changes.

Sessions emphasize plain language, realistic goals, and step-by-step plans. Gwendolyn invites people to bring what matters most - whether that is family tension, loneliness, or questions about life purpose - and to work together on practical ways forward.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Gwendolyn draws on client-centered therapy to make sessions focused on each person’s priorities. That approach means the conversation starts with listening and understanding, then follows the client’s pace and concerns.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that maintain stress or low mood. CBT in plain terms means noticing unhelpful patterns and trying small, practical changes that can improve mood and daily functioning. Motivational interviewing is used when someone needs help deciding on next steps or finding personal reasons to make changes; it centers on the client’s own goals and readiness.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and will adjust that plan over time as progress is made.

Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and help people fit sessions into a busy day without promising a particular format.