Betty Burns , LCSW

Betty Burns is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience helping people navigate personal challenges. She focuses on practical support for issues that get in the way of daily life, such as anxiety, depression, addictions, and trauma. Her style is calm and direct, aimed at making therapy feel understandable and doable.

Betty uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person. She centers conversations on what matters most to the client and builds a plan together. Sessions can include talking through difficult memories, learning ways to manage stress, and practicing new habits for relationships and work.

Her background includes long-term clinical work in private practice and online settings. That experience shapes how she structures sessions to be focused and realistic. She often helps people sort family of origin issues, blended family challenges, caregiving stress, and intimacy-related concerns.

People also turn to her for help with life transitions, finding purpose, and rebuilding after loss. She addresses ADHD, bipolar and related mood concerns in day-to-day terms rather than jargon. Betty frames progress as small, steady steps toward clearer goals.

Betty is based in Tennessee and works in English. She aims to create a respectful, compassionate space where clients can take the next step toward change.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work examines how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and learn healthier ways to connect. Client-centered therapy puts the client’s goals first and uses empathic listening to clarify what matters most and build confidence.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches practical tools to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or depression symptoms. Trauma-focused therapy targets the effects of past traumatic events and uses structured methods to reduce the hold those memories have on daily life.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, needs, and preferences, then shape a plan together. That collaborative process helps match methods to the problems a person brings to therapy.

Online sessions offer flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls let the therapist and client work face-to-face from different locations. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much. Live chat and text-based messaging enable shorter check-ins and ongoing support between longer sessions.