Therapist profile
Dr. Michelle Burns, LPC
LPC focusing on relationships and family concerns
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- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Solution-focused steps
About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Burns is an LPC with 20 years of clinical experience and holds licensure in South Carolina. She focuses on relationship and family concerns while also addressing parenting challenges, anger, stress, anxiety, and other common struggles adults bring to therapy.
She helps people talk through conflict at home and manage difficult emotions. Sessions often focus on practical skills for handling anger, improving communication, and easing parenting strain. She also supports people coping with grief, trauma, sleep or eating difficulties, and changes like divorce or caregiving for aging relatives.
Her style blends straightforward, skills-based techniques with short-term goal work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set clear, achievable steps for immediate concerns.
Clients can expect direct, focused sessions that prioritize what feels most relevant at home. The work aims to reduce day-to-day stress and improve practical coping, not to rush emotional processing. Sessions also include coaching elements for life direction, career concerns, and rebuilding self-esteem.
Michelle also addresses compassion fatigue and supports people living with or affected by cancer, aging and geriatric concerns, and women's issues. She offers guidance for those facing life purpose questions, forgiveness, and self-love as part of broader therapeutic work.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
CBT focuses on noticing and changing thoughts and behaviors that worsen stress or depression. Online sessions can include homework, thought records, and practical behavior plans you try between meetings.DBT provides concrete skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. It teaches grounding, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation techniques that can be practiced during and between sessions to handle family conflict or parenting pressure.
Solution-Focused Therapy zeroes in on small, achievable steps that lead to quick improvements. It helps set short-term goals and track progress week to week, which many people find useful when juggling parenting and work.
Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, daily routines, and preferences rather than imposing a single style.
Confirm the current session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make scheduling easier, allow for shorter check-ins between commitments, and reduce travel time so sessions fit into busy days. Ask about the specific session options when you schedule to pick what suits your needs.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Georgia, South Carolina
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports adults with relationship strain, family and parenting issues, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and related life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, skills-based work. Sessions combine CBT, DBT skills, and solution-focused steps to address immediate problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LPC based in South Carolina and holds licensure recognized in that state.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are used.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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