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Christina Burnett

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Christina Burnett, LCSW

Pennsylvania

Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Addictions and Relationships

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Where Christina stands

Credentials
LCSW
License
LCSW, Pennsylvania / CW021224
NPI
1659998987
Experience
12 years
Languages
English
Location
Pennsylvania

About

  • Client-centered approach
  • Cognitive behavioral methods
  • Motivational interviewing

About Christina

Christina Burnett is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with 12 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, career concerns, and life changes. Christina also focuses on attachment issues and codependency and helps people dealing with communication and control problems.

She began her counseling career in 2015 in community mental health and substance abuse treatment. Much of that early work involved supporting adults involved with criminal and family court systems. Christina holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Penn State University and a master of social work from the University of New England.

Christina uses a client-centered approach in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioral techniques and motivational interviewing to tackle unhelpful thinking, build motivation, and set small, practical steps forward. Jungian ideas inform work on deeper patterns and meaning when that fits the person's goals.

In practice she helps people manage substance use and process addictions, cope with panic and post-traumatic stress, and sort through work or legal stressors. Sessions often cover setting boundaries, reducing people-pleasing, handling shame, and improving communication skills. She helps clients break down problems into manageable actions and practice new skills between visits.

Christina values a collaborative working style. She encourages straightforward goal-setting and checks progress along the way. For next steps, readers should confirm current session options before booking and follow the site process to schedule an initial appointment.

How sessions work

How Christina combines therapeutic approaches for online work

Christina uses client-centered therapy to focus on the person's immediate concerns and priorities. This approach means sessions start with what matters most to the client and build practical steps from there. It helps with relationship strain, people-pleasing, and life changes.

She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT helps when panic, anxiety, or low mood are driven by patterns of thinking and when learning concrete skills is the goal. Motivational interviewing is used to increase motivation for change, especially around substance use or other behaviors a person wants to shift.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Christina will collaborate with each person to identify goals and experiment with methods that fit those goals and preferences. She checks in and adjusts the plan as needed so sessions remain practical and focused.

Session formats should be confirmed before booking since options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove commute time. Ask about current session options and any practical arrangements when you schedule your first meeting.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Trauma and abuseAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMotivational Interviewing

Experience

12+ years

Listed in

Pennsylvania

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with adults on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, low self-esteem, depression, trauma, anger, career concerns, and life changes. Additional focuses include attachment issues, codependency, and communication problems.

What is her therapy style like?

Her orientation is client-centered with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and motivational interviewing. She also uses Jungian approaches when exploring deeper patterns fits the client's goals.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 12 years of experience in mental health, beginning in community mental health and substance use treatment in 2015.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a PA LCSW, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Pennsylvania.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the US work with her?

She is not accepting international clients; sessions are offered to people located in Pennsylvania according to licensing rules.

How do fees work?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Confirm pricing details through the platform before scheduling.

How do I get started with her?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session through the site.

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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