Betty Burns, LCSW

Betty Burns is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with more than 19 years of experience supporting individuals and couples. She has provided care in both private practice settings and through online services, working with people across the lifespan to help them move toward greater purpose and everyday fulfillment.

Her clinical experience includes helping clients manage anxiety, depression, addictions, and the effects of childhood abuse and trauma. She approaches this work with sensitivity and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to reflect each person’s unique needs and circumstances. Betty emphasizes practical support and encouragement as people take steps to change their lives.

Known for a respectful and collaborative style, she partners with clients to identify goals and build strategies that fit their situation. Betty sees the decision to begin therapy as an act of courage and aims to provide steady guidance throughout the process. Her practice centers on empowering clients to find greater resilience, meaning, and balance in daily life.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Care

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations and emotional patterns. In online sessions this approach helps clients explore connection styles and address relationship wounds that affect current partnerships and family dynamics.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to change them. It is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and reactions to life changes and can be adapted effectively for remote work through structured conversations and skill-building exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Betty collaborates with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made to keep treatment relevant and useful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy lives and varied comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access licensed professionals from different locations, and choose the format that best supports each person’s engagement and progress.