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01About Michelle
Dr. Michelle Burns is a licensed professional counselor with two decades of clinical experience. She practices in South Carolina and brings years of front-line work helping people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, and anger challenges.
Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making the first step feel manageable for a worried parent or partner. Clients often find that sessions focus on practical ways to handle everyday problems. She helps people sort through anxious thoughts, work on self-esteem, and address sleep or eating concerns that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Short, focused strategies are used alongside conversations about values and life goals. Dr. Burns draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to pinpoint unhelpful thinking patterns and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation skills.
She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to set small, achievable steps toward change. These approaches are presented plainly so clients can apply them between sessions. Her caseload includes issues such as depression, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related struggles, ADHD, career transitions, and coping with major life changes.
She also works with those navigating aging, cancer-related concerns, divorce and separation, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit different schedules. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling a time that works for the client.
Dr. Burns aims to be practical and patient while people take the next steps toward feeling better.
02Credentials
- LPC (Georgia)
- License LPC013642 · expires September 2026
- LPC (South Carolina)
- License 8902 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1487349064 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Michelle lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Life purpose
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Methods Michelle names
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04Online support
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Dr. Burns commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep or eating problems. She also incorporates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness for people struggling with intense feelings. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set small, practical goals and build momentum through concrete steps.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review problems, goals, and preferences together and adjust methods as progress is made. That way the plan stays focused on what the client wants and what works in day-to-day life.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can fit into a tight schedule or use less bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging support shorter check-ins and ongoing coaching-style work between sessions. These options let people fit care into work, school, or family routines while trying approaches that match their needs.
05Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, parenting concerns, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, and related life stresses.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is direct and collaborative, using clear techniques to manage thoughts, emotions, and behaviors while setting realistic goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings 20 years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina and holds LPC credentials noted for the region.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin a therapy match?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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