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Online therapist

Audrey Burke-Wardlaw

Guided, practical support for life and relationships

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
25 years
Licensed in
Georgia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Audrey

Audrey Burke-Wardlaw is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of practice. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, grief, and mood conditions such as bipolar disorder. Her approach is practical and person-focused, aimed at helping someone feel steadier in daily life.

She writes simply and meets people where they are without judgement. Audrey has worked across clinical settings including outpatient clinics, hospitals, community programs, and home-based services.

Background and approach

That range informs how she blends techniques to fit each person rather than using one fixed method. She stays current with new practices and draws from several evidence-based approaches depending on need. In sessions she emphasizes trust, respect, and unconditional positive regard.

The client’s perspective guides the work and Audrey treats each person as the expert on their own life. She aims to build a collaborative relationship that supports change at the client’s pace. Her toolkit includes cognitive and behavioral strategies, mindfulness skills, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy when needed.

She also uses client-centered and existential ideas to help people make sense of life transitions and choices. Sessions are aimed at practical coping, clearer communication, and improved self-understanding. Audrey practices in Georgia and conducts work in English.

She offers several formats for connecting and tailors the mix of methods to what an individual needs and prefers.

Online approaches that support daily life and relationships

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and respect so the client can explore their own values and choices. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, teaches practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress and includes clear, skill-based practice between sessions. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, offers tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships. Those skills can be useful for intense mood swings, anger, or ongoing relationship stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked before. Then she will suggest and adapt methods so they match the client’s needs in a collaborative way rather than imposing a single plan.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent during busy weeks or when attending in-person sessions is difficult. They also allow sessions to focus on practicing skills in real-life moments and checking in more frequently when needed.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Common issues include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting struggles, grief, bipolar disorder, and self-esteem challenges.
What is her general therapy style?
She uses a respectful, nonjudgmental style that centers the client’s perspective and meets people where they are. Sessions focus on building trust and practical steps the client can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 25 years of counseling experience across inpatient, outpatient, community, and home-based settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), GA LPC LPC004528, and practices in Georgia.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved to begin working together?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
25 years
Licensed
Georgia
Languages
English

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