Claudia Burns, LPC

Claudia Burns is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 20 years of experience. She combines practical skill with a down-to-earth manner to help people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, depression, and everyday challenges. Claudia keeps language simple and works to build a trusting relationship so clients feel heard and understood.

She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology and a master’s degree in Psychology. Early in her training she worked on a psychiatric ward and supported people displaced after Hurricane Katrina. That work shaped her ability to respond calmly to crises and to respect each person’s unique story.

For 15 years Claudia performed neuropsychological testing, spending long sessions with clients to understand cognitive and emotional patterns. That background informs how she looks at issues like PTSD, mood disorders, traumatic injury, and adjusting to life-changing illness or accidents.

Her approach blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and psychodynamic ideas with attachment-based and mindfulness practices when they fit. She focuses on emotional support, education, and practical tools that people can use between sessions. Claudia also ran an online Panic Disorder support group before returning to graduate school and finds humor helpful in the work.

She encourages clear goals and collaborative planning. Clients are invited to talk through current struggles, learn skills for coping, and develop insight into patterns of thought and behavior. Claudia aims to make therapy relatable and useful for everyday life.

How Claudia’s approaches translate to online work

Claudia commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can reduce anxiety and low mood. She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current ways of relating and to strengthen safer connection patterns.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Claudia will talk with each person about goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. She emphasizes collaboration, checking in, and adjusting the plan if something is not working.

Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when time is tight, or avoid travel to an office. Licensed professionals can use goal-focused exercises, breathing and mindfulness practices, and thought-restructuring work in remote sessions to help with everyday habits and emotional struggles.