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Sandy Burton

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Sandy Burton, LPC

Texas

Licensed Professional Counselor - Mood and Anxiety

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  • CBT and client-centered
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Focus on everyday stress

About Sandy

Sandy Burton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with nine years of experience. She focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, and relationship and parenting challenges. Sandy also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and issues around self-esteem and intimacy.

Before becoming a counselor she worked in retail and experienced the strain of living paycheck to paycheck. That background shapes how she talks with clients about everyday pressures, money stress, and life changes. She holds a master’s degree in Mental Health and Clinical Counseling and uses that training in sessions.

Sandy’s style is straightforward and conversational. She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centered techniques and motivational interviewing to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. Sessions often involve noticing patterns, setting small goals, and practicing new skills between meetings.

People come to her for a range of concerns beyond mood and anxiety. Her additional focus areas include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, communication problems, impulsivity, and issues around infidelity or divorce. She also addresses ADHD-related challenges and compassion fatigue.

Sandy works in Texas and conducts sessions in English. She encourages clear, practical steps that can fit into busy lives. To begin, she asks prospective clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Sandy Uses Practical Approaches in Online Sessions

Sandys practice combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered work with motivational interviewing to address day-to-day problems and longer-term patterns. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Client-centered therapy prioritizes the person’s perspective and aims to build a collaborative conversation about goals and concerns. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck or uncertain about change by exploring values and ambivalence.

Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. Sandy will discuss goals and preferences in early meetings and adjust approaches as needed. She emphasizes small, practical steps, clear goals, and regular check-ins so clients can see what is helpful and what needs to change.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow focused check-ins between other responsibilities. Some formats also make it simpler to keep sessions brief or to avoid being on camera when that is preferred. Sandy frames online sessions around realistic, skill-based work that fits everyday life.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Body imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational Interviewing

Experience

9+ years

Listed in

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address most often?

Sandy works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, trauma and abuse, addiction, and relationship and parenting issues. She also lists grief, self-esteem, intimacy concerns, and ADHD among her focus areas.

How would you describe her therapeutic approach?

She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered methods and motivational interviewing. The focus is on spotting unhelpful thoughts, setting small goals, and practicing different responses.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of experience as a counselor since completing her master’s degree in Mental Health and Clinical Counseling.

What are her credentials and where does she practice?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas, United States.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are session costs handled?

Cost varies with location and sessions are billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with a first appointment?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.

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