Shanita Burgess , LCMHC

Shanita Burgess is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and burnout. She works with adults who feel exhausted or stuck and want practical ways to feel more motivated and steady in daily life.

Shanita focuses on identifying the thoughts and habits that lead to fatigue and overwhelm. She uses straightforward conversation and skill-building to help people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and change how they respond to difficult emotions. Sessions are about small, usable steps rather than long lectures.

Her approach blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral tools and skills from dialectical behavior therapy. Mindfulness and motivational techniques are woven in to help clients stay present and committed to change. The result is a mix of talk, practice, and concrete strategies you can use between sessions.

Shanita has 11 years of experience working with concerns that include grief, career stress, compassion fatigue, and identity-related challenges such as LGBT and gender dysphoria. She also addresses issues like attachment, codependency, communication struggles, and the effects of adoption or foster care.

People who choose Shanita tend to want clear tools and steady support rather than abstract theory. Her style is direct, empathetic, and goal-focused so clients can build momentum and make changes that fit their lives.

How therapy approaches translate to online care

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and meeting each person where they are. In practice this means the therapist reflects your concerns and helps you set goals that matter to you, which works well for issues like burnout, low motivation, and relationship communication. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. This approach helps with anxiety, depression, and patterns of thinking that sap energy.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Shanita will collaborate with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and daily routines. That means trying skills, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan so it makes sense for your life.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules. Video lets you talk face-to-face, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat allows shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options aim to give flexibility and consistent contact so clients can practice skills and keep moving forward without extra travel or scheduling friction.