Licensed Counseling Psychologist
Offering Telehealth Services: in Tennessee, Virginia and over 30 additional states
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Treatment Approach & Areas of Expertise
I specialize in helping adults and adolescents struggling with a variety of mental health concerns including trauma, anxiety, depression and grief. I also help individuals navigate life and career transitions, race and work related stressors as well as interpersonal relationship challenges. Additionally, I have specialized training in health psychology, which includes treatment for insomnia, chronic pain, and other chronic illnesses and disabilities, such as diabetes and hypertension.
The mind and the body are interconnected. Therefore I utilize a holistic approach, integrating humanistic, cognitive-behavioral and acceptance based therapies when working with clients. I believe that how one exists in the world and the daily struggles they face cannot truly be understood without taking into account the different identity structures (e.g., cultural, gender, racial, social, economic, and spiritual) to which they belong. My goal is to provide a safe therapeutic space to help you explore and let go of behavior and thought patterns that are no longer serving you. I will help you make desired changes, moving towards a life of joy, self-love and fulfillment.
Training & Experience
In addition to working with clients in private practice, Dr. Sanders works in graduate medical education. She currently serves as a Behavioral Science Faculty member for two family medicine training programs at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.
Prior to joining INSPIRE Psychological Wellness, Dr. Sanders trained and worked in medical and mental health settings in Tennessee and Oklahoma, including primary care clinics, VA Medical Centers (substance abuse, chronic pain, and PTSD clinics), and the Oklahoma University Children’s Hospital.
During her graduate studies, Dr. Sanders’ research focused on examining health disparities across populations and on factors that support graduate school success for students. She has presented her research at several national conferences.
Please see below for additional details regarding Dr. Sanders’ credentials.
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PhD in Counseling Psychology
The University of Memphis -
Fellowship in Clinical Psychology
Memphis Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center -
Predoctoral Internship
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Consortium
Services: Individual psychotherapy, wellness coaching and cognitive remediation with adolescents and adults; pre-surgical psychological evaluations for transplant, bariatric and spinal cord stimulator surgeries.
Specialties: Depression; anxiety; trauma; self-esteem; emotion dysregulation; coping with chronic and acute medical conditions; sleep problems; life transitions; relationship challenges; professional burnout; stress management; perfectionism; academic difficulties.
Insurance: Dr. Sanders is in-network with Aetna for individual psychotherapy in Virginia and out-of-network in all other states and with all other insurance carriers.
To Contact Dr. Sanders directly
Call: (202) 935-3650, Ext. 7
Email:
[email protected]