Mary Lee Palmer, LCSW, CSW

Mary Lee Palmer is a licensed clinical social worker in Georgia with 41 years of experience supporting individuals, couples, families, and older adults through a wide range of life challenges. She holds the credentials LCSW and CSW, reflecting advanced clinical social work training and licensure to provide therapeutic care. Mary Lee brings deep experience in relationship concerns, addictions, grief, trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder, anxiety, intimacy and sexual concerns including infidelity, parenting and blended family issues, and stress related to caregiving, chronic illness, and life transitions.

Her clinical background includes work in psychiatric hospital settings and private practice, including leadership roles on child and adolescent units at Peachford Hospital and as Director of Child and Adolescent Services at Brawner Hospital in Atlanta. While employed in those roles she led parent groups, adolescent daily groups, and family therapy, gaining experience with clients ranging in age from 4 to 96.

Mary Lee’s therapeutic style is warm, interactive, and often playful, grounded in respect, sensitivity, and compassion. She uses client-centered methods alongside cognitive-behavioral, emotionally-focused, mindfulness, and psychodynamic approaches, tailoring treatment plans to each person’s needs. Mary Lee values the courage it takes to seek change and offers supportive, collaborative guidance to help clients pursue a more fulfilling and happier life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care and growth

Mary Lee Palmer uses evidence-informed approaches that translate well to online work and help clients address relationships, mood concerns, trauma, and life transitions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting and nonjudgmental space where the client’s perspective guides the pace of change - this approach supports issues such as self-esteem, life decisions, and communication problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps clients identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, making it useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with change. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is designed to help couples and families understand attachment and emotional responses, which can improve intimacy, rebuild trust after infidelity, and strengthen relationships.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mary Lee works with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts techniques from different methods to form a treatment plan that fits the individual or couple. Clients are invited to shape the work and try approaches that feel most relevant to their situation.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it possible to receive ongoing support from licensed professionals without geographic limits, accommodate busy schedules, and maintain continuity of care during life changes or travel.