Shanita Burgess

Shanita Burgess is a licensed clinical mental health counselor with 11 years of experience who helps people cope with life changes, burnout, anxiety, and depression. She focuses on practical steps that reduce overwhelming thoughts and tiredness. Shanita works with clients to spot unhelpful thinking and regain energy for everyday goals.

She listens in a straightforward, client-centered way and helps people name the specific thoughts that fuel fatigue and self-criticism. Sessions include clear skills to manage stress and anxiety so goals feel reachable again. Shanita uses evidence-based methods to break the cycle of feeling stuck and exhausted.

Her approach blends cognitive behavioral ideas with dialectical behavior strategies and mindfulness practice. That mix supports changing thinking patterns, improving emotional regulation, and building small routines that make daily life easier. Motivational interviewing elements help people find their own reasons to try something different.

Shanita also addresses issues tied to identity and life transitions, including LGBT concerns, adoption and foster care matters, attachment and relationship struggles, and grief. She works with mood concerns such as bipolar symptoms, disruptive mood dysregulation, dissociation, and compassion fatigue in the context of everyday functioning.

Sessions are offered in English and take place with a focus on practical outcomes. Shanita is based in North Carolina and holds the credential LCMHC, which indicates licensure as a clinical mental health counselor in that state. If someone is ready to begin, she guides them toward tools to reduce burnout and build a life they want to live.

How specific approaches fit into online therapy

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a working relationship. It helps people feel heard and supported while they decide what changes to try. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the thoughts that lead to anxiety or low mood and teaches practical techniques to reframe them and change behaviors. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, emphasizes emotional regulation and coping skills for intense feelings and burnout.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with clients about their needs, goals, and preferences, then suggest methods that seem likely to help. Together they adjust what they try based on what feels useful and realistic for everyday life.

Session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online work helpful because it can fit into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and make it easier to keep regular appointments. Online sessions also allow for flexible check-ins and shorter meetings when that better fits a workday or caregiving routine.