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Dr. Michelle Burns, LPC
South Carolina
Licensed Professional Counselor - Relationships and Life Changes
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- DBT skills work
- Solution-Focused steps
About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Burns is an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) with 20 years of clinical experience based in South Carolina. She helps people who are dealing with relationship struggles, parenting challenges, anger, stress, anxiety, and other life changes. She also supports concerns such as grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, sleep and eating issues, career questions, and compassion fatigue.
Her approach is practical and structured. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. Sessions focus on clear steps clients can try between meetings, such as testing new responses and tracking progress.
In sessions she works to make it straightforward to talk about difficult emotions and behaviors. She encourages specific goals and short-term strategies while also addressing longer-term patterns that keep problems recurring. Work may include skill-building for emotion regulation, problem-solving for stressful situations, and exercises to change thinking patterns that feed anxiety or depression.
Dr. Burns also pays attention to life transitions and practical issues people face, including aging-related concerns, cancer, divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose or self-love. She offers coaching-style support when clients need clear action steps toward a goal.
People who prefer direct, structured work that focuses on measurable changes will find this approach clear and concrete. Before booking, confirm current session options and scheduling details through the site tools.
How her approaches are used for online work
Dr. Burns uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and test thoughts that feed anxiety or depression. CBT sessions often include specific exercises to do between meetings and clear ways to measure progress.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach concrete skills for managing strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. Solution-Focused Therapy appears in brief goal-oriented work that identifies small, actionable steps toward a client’s priorities.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. She will review goals and preferences with each person and suggest which methods to try first. That plan can be changed as work progresses so the focus stays practical and relevant.
Session formats are not listed here, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit work into a busy life - for example, by removing travel time, enabling shorter check-ins during a workday, or allowing sessions without a camera when that makes sense. Ask about formats and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire to see which arrangements fit your routine.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Georgia, South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
She addresses relationship struggles, parenting pressures, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and grief, along with stress, sleep and eating issues.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to test new responses. Sessions emphasize practical exercises and tracking small changes.
What is her clinical background?
She has 20 years of professional experience and combines CBT with DBT and Solution-Focused Therapy to address a range of concerns.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is an LPC and practices from South Carolina with credentials recorded as SC LPC and GA LPC.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking through the platform tools.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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