About Phyllis
Phyllis Sanders is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 21 years of experience. She practices in Georgia as an LCSW and CSW and offers straightforward, compassionate counseling for people facing stress and anxiety. She greets clients with a warm, nonjudgmental approach and focuses on practical steps to feel better.
Phyllis uses clear, collaborative methods in sessions. She listens first, then helps clients set realistic goals and small steps toward change.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and aimed at making day-to-day life easier. Her background includes long-term work as a counselor and life coach with adults dealing with depression, relationship strain, grief, workplace problems, and life transitions. She also supports people struggling with caregiver stress, aging and geriatric concerns, and issues related to prejudice and discrimination.
Therapy blends client-centered listening with solution-focused planning. Phyllis also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand recurring patterns and motivational interviewing to boost readiness for change. She tailors the mix to each person’s needs.
People often come to her wanting help with self-esteem, coping with change, burnout, or career decisions. Sessions aim to clarify what matters, shift unhelpful patterns, and build simple, achievable plans. Phyllis’s style is empathetic and practical, with an emphasis on steady progress.
Online approaches that meet you where you are
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience. The therapist offers empathy and reflection to help people clarify what matters and make their own choices about change. This approach can help with self-esteem, anxiety, and coping with life transitions.Motivational Interviewing is a short-term, goal-focused method that helps people find their own motivation for change. It uses questions and reflection to resolve mixed feelings and move toward realistic steps, which is useful for career shifts, coping with burnout, or starting healthier habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. This collaborative process can be adjusted over time based on what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, which makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy week. Video calls let people talk face-to-face; phone sessions can be a simpler option with lower bandwidth needs. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or when writing feels easier. These formats offer flexibility for scheduling and for choosing how to connect.
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- Experience
- 21 years
- Licensed
- Georgia
- Languages
- English
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