Shanita Burgess, LCMHC

Shanita Burgess is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina who supports people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and burnout. She helps individuals who feel worn down by daily demands and who want practical ways to feel more motivated and resilient. Her focus includes LGBT concerns, self-esteem, grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue.

Shanita uses straightforward, goal-focused work to reduce overwhelm. She helps people notice the thoughts that drain their energy and find ways to reframe or redirect them. Sessions emphasize real tools you can try between meetings so change shows up in everyday life.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods that follow the person’s lead, plus cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and shift unhelpful thinking. She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills and mindfulness practices for managing strong emotions and building steady routines. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck about making changes.

Shanita has 11 years of clinical experience and holds an LCMHC credential. She works with concerns related to trauma and abuse as well as issues like adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, codependency, gender dysphoria, and dissociation. Her practice emphasizes pacing work to what each person can handle.

If you want clear, doable steps and a therapist who prioritizes practical progress, Shanita focuses on helping people move from surviving to thriving. To begin, use the site’s Start Therapy flow to match and schedule sessions according to availability.

How Shanita's Approaches Work Online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s priorities and pace. It means the therapist follows what matters most to the client and helps shape sessions around their goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts affect mood and behavior, and teaches practical ways to challenge unhelpful thinking and try new actions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Shanita collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That choice can change over time as progress is made and priorities shift.

Confirm available session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to maintain continuity of care during life changes or relocation. Shanita uses her clinical approaches to help clients apply skills in real-world settings and on days when stress feels overwhelming.