About Sarah
Sarah Burns is a licensed clinical social worker based in North Carolina who helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, and related concerns. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical next steps. She aims to create a calm space where clients can bring their worries and set goals at a comfortable pace.
With six years of experience as an LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker and LISW-CP - Licensed Independent Social Worker Clinical Practice, she draws on approaches that fit each person.
Background and approach
She uses methods that help people notice thoughts, build clearer communication, and practice new coping skills. Therapy centers on small, doable changes rather than quick fixes. Clients often come for help with depression, low self-esteem, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy concerns, or career stress.
She also supports people dealing with trauma, compassion fatigue, panic attacks, and questions about identity, including LGBT concerns. Additional areas include caregiver stress, codependency, and issues tied to aging or life transitions. In sessions she works collaboratively to set realistic goals.
People can expect a mix of talking, skill practice, and reflection. Progress is tracked in ways that match each client’s life and schedule. Sessions are offered in English and are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, stress, and questions about life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical skills to reduce panic, manage mood, and improve sleep.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as progress is made so the approach fits the person’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when internet bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text messaging let people send notes or check in between sessions and can fit into busy days. These options make it easier to keep a steady routine and try new skills where life happens.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Gottman Method
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Massachusetts
- Languages
- English
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