Shonna Burnett, LPC

Shonna Burnett is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Mississippi and Georgia with more than 15 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship challenges, and related concerns. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in professional counseling, and her background spans work in Department of Corrections and juvenile justice settings as well as inpatient, acute, outpatient, and residential care.

Shonna has worked with adults, children, and adolescents across individual, family, and group formats, bringing practical skills and compassion to each setting. She draws from several evidence-based models and identifies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as especially useful for the clients she serves, while remaining flexible about choosing the tools that fit each person’s needs.

Her approach emphasizes meeting clients where they are and building a collaborative atmosphere in which thoughts and feelings can be explored without judgment. She focuses on empowering people to take steps toward greater confidence, healthier relationships, and improved coping with life’s changes. Shonna aims to support clients through practical strategies and ongoing encouragement as they pursue more fulfilling, sustainable progress.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Flexible Online Care

Shonna often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and learn practical skills to address stress, anxiety, depression, and addictive behaviors. CBT focuses on concrete strategies that can be practiced between sessions to build lasting coping skills.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which emphasizes emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills. DBT can be especially helpful for individuals managing intense emotions, impulsivity, relationship struggles, or difficulty coping with change.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the collaborative process. Shonna works with each person to evaluate needs, goals, and preferences and adapts techniques to fit the individual rather than insisting on a single method.

Online therapy with Shonna offers practical flexibility - sessions can happen by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, balance responsibilities, and access licensed professionals from a convenient location.