Saundra Burleson, LCMHC

Saundra Burleson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with 13 years of clinical experience. She draws on a long history in mental health to help people facing anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and relationship concerns. Saundra uses straightforward language and a calm presence to make sessions feel manageable for people under stress.

Her style centers on respect and nonjudgmental support. She meets each person where they are and listens first. Together they set clear goals and build practical steps to move forward.

Saundra uses a mix of approaches tailored to each person’s needs, including cognitive behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment methods, and client-centered techniques. She also incorporates skills from dialectical behavior work and emotionally focused ideas when helpful.

Common areas she helps with include coping with life changes, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, intimacy and relationship issues, and substance use concerns. She also works with people managing mood diagnoses, attention differences, and the effects of past abuse or trauma.

Sessions can be held by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. People who want to start can use the site’s matching process to find a time that works and begin building a plan with her.

Approach and online therapy options

Saundra commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment approaches, plus client-centered techniques. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior and teaches concrete strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Acceptance and commitment therapy focuses on identifying values and building small actions toward them while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. Client-centered work centers on listening, understanding, and helping the person set their own goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. She will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and collaborate with you to choose methods that fit. That plan can change over time as progress and priorities shift.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflections between meetings. These options help fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules.