Mary Lee Palmer , LCSW, CSW

Mary Lee Palmer is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Georgia with 41 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate relationship challenges, grief, addiction, mood disorders, trauma, and a wide range of life transitions. She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW, indicating clinical social work licensure and long-standing professional practice.

Her background includes extensive work in psychiatric hospitals and private practice. While on the child and adolescent unit at Peachford Hospital in Atlanta she led parent groups, adolescent daily groups, and family therapy sessions for four years, and she served as Director of Child and Adolescent Services at Brawner Hospital in Atlanta. That experience shaped a breadth of work spanning ages 4 to 96 and deepened her skills in family systems and developmental concerns.

Mary Lee has particular experience addressing infidelity and intimacy-related issues, and she has worked with people coping with physical trauma, emotional abuse, bipolar disorder, chronic conditions, and substance use challenges. Her therapeutic manner is warm and interactive - often playful - grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion without overreliance on labels.

She integrates multiple approaches, including client-centered techniques, cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, emotionally-focused methods, and psychodynamic insights, and she collaborates with each person to tailor a treatment plan to their needs. She welcomes clients who are ready to take a courageous step toward greater well-being and stands ready to support and guide that change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Mary Lee Palmer

Mary Lee Palmer draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and emotionally-focused therapy to shape online care that meets each person's needs. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, giving clients space to explore their values and goals while the therapist offers nonjudgmental support - it is often helpful for relationship concerns, self-esteem, and navigating life changes.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors. It is practical and structured and can be effective for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with challenging routines.

Emotionally-focused therapy (EFT) helps people and couples understand and reorganize emotional responses that affect connections and intimacy. It can be useful when repairing relationship patterns, addressing attachment concerns, and strengthening emotional bonds.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Mary Lee works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods fit best with their goals, preferences, and life circumstances. She adapts techniques as progress unfolds to support sustained change.

Online therapy with Mary Lee includes video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexible options that fit varied schedules and geographic locations. These modalities make ongoing care more accessible and allow clients to engage in therapy in ways that suit their daily life while working with a licensed professional.