About Dennis
Dr. Dennis Burns is a licensed Arizona psychologist with 20 years of clinical experience. He focuses on practical help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship struggles, ADHD, or big life changes.
He aims to meet clients where they are and make therapy straightforward and useful. He shapes conversations around each person's situation. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that can be tried between meetings.
Background and approach
Dr. Burns uses plain language and a respectful, compassionate tone to keep work focused and manageable. Over two decades he has worked with many people facing similar concerns.
That experience informs how he helps clients spot patterns, test small changes, and build better coping habits. The approach is collaborative rather than prescriptive. Dr.
Burns emphasizes tailoring any plan to the individual's needs and preferences. He checks in on what is working and adapts the plan as life changes. People who prefer a steady, practical path toward relief may find this style helpful.
Therapy with him typically includes talking through current difficulties, learning coping techniques, and setting realistic practice tasks. He encourages gradual progress and recognizes that change often takes time and persistence.
How evidence-based techniques work online
Dr. Burns uses straightforward, evidence-based techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building coping skills. One common approach concentrates on identifying anxious or negative thoughts and testing them against real events to reduce their hold on daily life. This helps people with anxiety and stress notice triggers and respond differently rather than react automatically.Another frequent technique emphasizes behavioral experiments and practical skill-building. Clients try small, structured steps between sessions to practice new responses to difficult situations. This approach is useful for depression, anger, and coping with big life changes because it links action to measurable progress.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. He will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and past experiences to decide what methods to try first. Plans are reviewed and adjusted together as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging are convenient for brief check-ins, homework support, or ongoing encouragement between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Grief
- Relationship issues
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
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