Saundra Burleson, LCMHC

North Carolina · 13 years in practice

Saundra Burleson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with 13 years of counseling experience.

License and registration

LCMHC, North Carolina: 12925 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1295264174 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 13
Languages: English

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About Saundra

Saundra Burleson is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) based in North Carolina with 13 years of counseling experience. She draws on a long history in mental health to help people manage anxiety, depression, stress, addiction, and relationship concerns. Her approach is straightforward and nonjudgmental.

She aims to meet people where they are and listen first. She uses practical, evidence-informed methods chosen to fit each person's needs. Sessions often include emotion-focused conversations, skill-building, and mindfulness exercises.

Background and approach

She helps people talk through grief, trauma, anger, or changes in life circumstances. She also supports those coping with identity questions and LGBT-related concerns. Her work balances emotional understanding and concrete tools.

Clients may learn strategies from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking. Acceptance and commitment ideas are used to help people notice values and take steps that matter to them. Dialectical behavior skills can be added when strong emotions or stress regulation are priorities.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to each person. She explains options and together with the client decides what to try next. The focus is on small, achievable changes and clearer emotional awareness.

She offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Getting started involves completing a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a time that works for the client.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Saundra lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Intimacy-related issues
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Anger management
Self esteem
Bipolar disorder
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Aging and geriatric issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-love
Sex addiction
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexual dysfunction
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Saundra names

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Online support

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and working with emotions to improve personal insight and connection to feelings. Online sessions can use EFT-style conversations to help someone name emotions, track patterns, and practice new ways of responding to strong feelings.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors. In remote sessions, CBT often involves short exercises, thought logs, and homework that can be reviewed over video or text to reinforce new habits.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take meaningful action even when feelings are hard. Online work with ACT can include mindfulness practices and small behavioral steps that fit daily life and are discussed during phone or video sessions.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try approaches that make sense, and adjust methods based on what helps. That collaboration makes it easier to find techniques that feel useful and realistic.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different needs. Video calls let the therapist see nonverbal cues for deeper emotional work. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, skill practice, and between-session contact. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy days.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Saundra address?

She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, and other listed concerns.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is respectful, nonjudgmental, and collaborative. She combines emotion-focused conversation with practical skills and mindfulness based on each person's needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 13 years of experience as a counselor and has worked in the mental health field for a longer period prior to that.

What credentials and location apply?

She holds the LCMHC credential and practices in North Carolina.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats does she use?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.

How do I begin therapy with her?

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