Shanita Burgess, LCMHC

Shanita Burgess is an LCMHC (Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor) practicing in North Carolina with 11 years of experience. She works with adults who feel burned out, overwhelmed, or stuck - people wrestling with anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship strain, grief, and codependency. Her work often focuses on practical steps to reduce fatigue and regain control over daily life.

She helps clients notice the thoughts that sap energy. Sessions look at those thoughts, where they come from, and how to reframe them so daily life feels less heavy. Shanita offers tools to manage anxiety, mood swings, grief, and work stress in clear, usable ways rather than long, abstract talks.

Her approach draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral techniques to map what’s keeping someone stuck. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness to teach emotional regulation and distress-tolerance skills. Motivational interviewing is used to clarify goals and build momentum for change.

Shanita often works with people in their 20s and 30s who feel exhausted by trying to meet every expectation. She supports people dealing with family stress, career pressures, identity questions, or living around another person’s drinking or mood swings. She also addresses adoption and foster care related concerns, attachment questions, and issues tied to gender dysphoria or HIV/AIDS when they come up in therapy.

Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions focus on specific skills, small experiments to try between meetings, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.

How her therapeutic approaches work online