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Betty Burns, LCSW

  • Experience19 years
  • LocationTennessee
  • Focus areasADHD, Relationship, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Betty

Betty Burns is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 19 years of experience who focuses on helping people build more fulfilling lives.

Background and approach

She works with individuals and couples to address a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, and ADHD. Her practice emphasizes respectful, compassionate support while helping clients clarify values and goals.

Betty blends practical skill-building with empathic listening, creating treatment plans that reflect each person’s unique needs. She uses evidence-informed methods such as cognitive behavioral techniques, trauma-focused interventions, and attachment-informed perspectives to reduce distress and strengthen coping.

Sessions are tailored in tone and pace to match where a client is in their life and recovery. Clients can expect a collaborative approach that balances direct strategies for symptom management with attention to patterns that affect relationships and self-worth.

Betty aims to empower clients to move toward purpose and greater day-to-day satisfaction, offering guidance and encouragement throughout the change process.

Evidence-informed approaches for online care

Betty often draws from client-centered therapy, which emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental stance and prioritizes the client’s perspective when setting goals and pacing work. This approach can be helpful for building trust and exploring values and life purpose. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another central tool she uses, offering concrete strategies to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety, depression, ADHD-related challenges, and stress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to consider their concerns, goals, and preferences and then tailor methods accordingly. That adaptability helps ensure sessions address immediate coping needs while also attending to deeper relational and trauma-related patterns when appropriate.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people balancing work, parenting, or health challenges. These formats make it possible to receive ongoing support without travel, offer opportunities for shorter or more frequent check-ins, and allow clients to engage in therapy from settings that feel most comfortable for them.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Betty address?
She works with a wide range of issues including relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, ADHD, stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, parenting and mood disorders such as depression and bipolar.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her approach blends empathy and collaboration with practical strategies; sessions combine supportive listening with skill-building to address symptoms and relational patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Betty brings 19 years of experience working in independent practice and online with individuals and couples across a variety of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) holding TN LCSW 4905 and is located in Tennessee.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are provided in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesTrauma and abuseADHD

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Blended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyControl issuesDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessLife purposePost-traumatic stressWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Trauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

19+ years

Licensed

Tennessee

Languages

English