Mary Lee Palmer, LCSW, CSW

Mary Lee Palmer is a licensed clinical social worker who centers care on what each person needs. She draws on 41 years of practice to help people facing relationship struggles, depression, anxiety, and intimacy-related issues. Her approach is warm, interactive, and often playful, and she emphasizes respect and sensitivity in sessions.

She has worked in psychiatric hospitals and private practice, with experience that spans ages 4 to 96. Her background includes leading parent groups, adolescent daily groups, and family therapy work while on a child and adolescent unit at Peachford Hospital in Atlanta. She also served as Director of Child and Adolescent Services at Brawner Hospital in Atlanta.

Mary Lee has supported people coping with physical trauma, emotional abuse, bipolar disorder, and severe chronic conditions. She has particular experience addressing infidelity and sex therapy issues, supported by focused training and years of practice in those areas. She also works with concerns such as addictions, grief, sleep problems, and stress.

Her clinical style blends practical tools and reflective work. She uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness practices help people manage stress and stay present. Psychodynamic and client-centered ideas guide conversations about past experiences and current relationships.

Mary Lee invites clients to shape treatment together. She emphasizes forming a plan that fits each person’s goals and comfort level. If someone is ready to make a change, she offers steady support and guidance throughout the process.

How therapeutic approaches guide online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to each person’s experience. It focuses on building rapport, understanding what matters to you, and shaping sessions around your goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers practical strategies to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your needs and goals, try methods that fit your situation, and adjust the plan as you go. Together you decide which techniques feel most useful and which to leave behind.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, shorten travel time, or allow a quicker check-in between other responsibilities. It also lets people access a therapist with long experience who can support issues like intimacy concerns, relationship problems, grief, and chronic conditions without requiring in-person visits. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT and client-centered practices to an online setting, using conversation, exercises, and mindfulness prompts to help people move toward their goals.