- Client-centered approach
- Mindfulness focus
- Practical coping skills
About Ann
Ann Burris is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania. She has spent over 35 years working in colleges and a psychiatric hospital, bringing long-term experience to each session. She aims to meet people where they are and help them move toward clearer goals and steadier days.
Her style is interactive and down-to-earth. She helps people notice their own resilience and build practical habits like self-care and mindfulness. Sessions often focus on simple strategies for managing stress, sleep, anger, and anxiety.
Burris draws on client-centered ideas to keep the person’s perspective central. She also uses elements of cognitive behavioral therapy to identify thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. Mindfulness practices are offered as tools to reduce reactivity and improve coping with grief, trauma, and life changes.
Clients come with many concerns including depression, relationship difficulties, compassion fatigue, bipolar challenges, ADHD, and issues related to gender and sexual identity. She also addresses caregiver stress, codependency, and recovery after disasters. The work is practical and paced to each person’s comfort.
Her goal is to help people develop skills they can use every day. She focuses on steady progress rather than sudden fixes. People who want a collaborative, respectful approach that emphasizes self-care may find this style helpful.
How these approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and experience. In practice this means the therapist listens closely and follows the client’s lead, helping them name what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at thoughts and behaviors that can make problems worse and teaches simple, practical exercises to try between sessions. Mindfulness therapy teaches basic attention practices to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and stress management.Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, daily routines, and preferences and then collaboratively choose which approaches to try. Changes are tested step by step, and the plan is adjusted if something doesn’t fit.
Session formats are not specified here, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it simpler to attend from a different location. They can also make it easier to keep momentum between sessions by supporting homework and mindfulness practices in daily routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
35+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Areas include stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, sleeping problems, anger, low self-esteem, career stress, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and panic. Additional focuses include caregiver stress, codependency, disaster recovery, and guilt or shame.
How would you describe the therapy style?
The approach is interactive and person-centered. Sessions emphasize self-care, mindfulness, practical coping skills, and helping people notice their own resilience.
What background does the therapist have?
She has worked for more than 35 years in settings that include colleges and a psychiatric hospital. That experience shapes a practical, steady approach to therapy.
Which credentials and location apply?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Pennsylvania.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking to know which formats the therapist offers.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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