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Online therapist

Betty Burns

Practical, compassionate support for parents and relationships

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
19 years
Licensed in
Tennessee
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Betty

Betty Burns is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 19 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are worried about relationships, parenting, or stress find clearer steps forward. Her style is straightforward and respectful, so parents can talk without judgment and make changes that fit their family.

She works with common problems like anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and addiction. Betty also helps with ADHD, anger, intimacy issues, and career stress.

Background and approach

She pays attention to patterns that come from family history and blended family challenges. Her approach is practical and personal. Conversations are shaped around each person or couple, and treatment plans are adjusted to real life needs.

She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to notice unhelpful thoughts and from attachment work to understand close relationships. Betty has supported clients in independent practice and online over nearly two decades. She draws on trauma-focused methods when past hurt gets in the way of daily life.

Parents often appreciate clear strategies for managing behavior, stress, and caregiving strain. She offers sessions in English and practices in Tennessee. Betty aims to encourage and guide people toward a more manageable, meaningful daily life while treating everyone with sensitivity and respect.

How her approaches translate to online care

Attachment-based work looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they relate to partners and children. It can be useful for intimacy concerns, blended family strain, and parenting challenges.

Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful, nonjudgmental relationship. This helps parents and individuals feel heard while they sort out goals and next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, teaches practical exercises to notice and shift thoughts and behaviors that fuel anxiety, depression, or unhelpful reactions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person or couple about needs, goals, and preferences, then suggest ways to proceed. That decision is collaborative and can be adjusted over time.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text make scheduling easier for busy families and caregivers. These options let people continue therapy from home, fit sessions around work or school, and use shorter check-ins when helpful. The variety of formats supports consistent progress while accommodating different comfort levels and routines.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and stress-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is respectful and down-to-earth. She tailors conversations and plans to each person's needs and uses practical tools you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Betty has 19 years of clinical experience working in independent practice and online with individuals and couples.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Tennessee with license number TN LCSW 4905 and practices in Tennessee.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
She provides sessions by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to therapist availability.

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Experience
19 years
Licensed
Tennessee
Languages
English

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