Hunter Burns, LPC

Hunter Burns is a licensed professional counselor in Mississippi who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and intimacy-related struggles. She supports clients through depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, eating and body-image issues, anger, self-esteem, and bipolar-related challenges. Hunter aims to make starting therapy feel manageable and straightforward for people who are unsure about next steps.

She works in a direct and collaborative way. Sessions focus on practical steps that can be used between meetings. Hunter encourages people to notice their strengths and build on what already works in their lives.

Hunter uses approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside narrative and solution-focused ideas. That means sessions can include looking at patterns of thought and behavior, clarifying values, learning emotion-regulation skills, and telling a clearer story about what matters to the client.

Her style is down-to-earth and goal oriented. Every plan is shaped around a person’s goals and daily life. Progress is tracked in small, measurable steps so people can see change over time.

With four years of experience she combines practical techniques and open conversation. Hunter invites people to take a first step and offers help toward clearer thinking, better coping, and stronger self-awareness.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It often uses practical exercises and homework to test new ways of thinking, which works well in an online format for people dealing with anxiety, depression, or compulsive behaviors.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters most and take action toward those values even when strong emotions are present. This approach pairs well with online work because clients can practice values-based actions in their daily environments and then review progress in sessions.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills. Those skills are easy to learn in sessions and use between meetings, making DBT-compatible techniques useful across video, phone, chat, or messaging formats.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and life demands to shape a personalized plan. Techniques can be mixed and adjusted as progress is reviewed, and the client helps decide what to try next.

Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen-sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit short check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write when it’s easier to express themselves or when schedules are tight. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or travel.