About Ann
Ann Burris is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with 35 years of clinical experience. She has worked in colleges and a psychiatric hospital and brings steady, practical support to people facing emotional strain. Her style is interactive and straightforward.
She meets people where they are and helps them move toward clearer goals. Sessions often focus on building resilience and practical self-care habits that fit everyday life. Ann uses conversational, client-centered methods to help people describe what matters most to them.
Background and approach
She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and to practice small behavior changes. Mindfulness practices are commonly offered to reduce stress and improve sleep. Common concerns she addresses include grief, depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, and issues related to LGBT identity.
ADHD is also listed among her focus areas, along with caregiver stress, codependency, and coping after disasters. She emphasizes simple, steady steps rather than quick fixes. Appointments typically include goal-setting, checking in on coping skills, and trying strategies that fit a person's routine.
Ann sees therapy as a partnership and works at a pace that each person finds manageable.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Ann uses client-centered work to focus on what each person says matters most, following the client’s lead and building on their strengths. This approach helps when someone needs a compassionate space to sort through feelings and decide on priorities.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps people test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, or manage mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ann will collaborate with each person to choose which tools to try based on their goals, symptoms, and daily routine. That process can change as needs and priorities shift over time.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you maintain face-to-face contact from another location, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during busy days, and live chat or text messaging supports brief check-ins or ongoing written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or travel schedules while using the therapeutic approaches described above in a way that suits the individual.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 35 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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