Kristen Burroughs , LCMHC

Kristen Burroughs is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in North Carolina. She brings six years of professional counseling experience along with more than nine years working as a K-12 school counselor, combining clinical skills with a strong background in educational settings.

Her work focuses on supporting people facing stress and anxiety, coping with grief and loss, building motivation and self-esteem, addressing compassion fatigue, and developing greater confidence. Kristen applies brief solution-focused methods and cognitive-behavioral techniques in both individual and group counseling to help clients make practical, measurable changes.

When working with children, she draws on research in positive behavioral interventions and incorporates elements of play therapy to meet young clients where they are. She has training in trauma-focused interventions and has led and co-led groups that use mindfulness practices and grief therapy for adults and children. Her experience includes serving transient and immigrant populations as well as members of the LGBTQA+ community.

Kristen has provided care to clients who have engaged in self-harm or experienced suicidal ideation and offers psychoeducation to support mental health and growth. She approaches each person with respect, sensitivity, and compassion, tailoring conversations and treatment plans to fit individual needs. Kristen aims to support clients as they take courageous steps toward a more fulfilling life.

Approaches and Online Care for Everyday Challenges

Kristen uses client-centered methods that prioritize the client's perspective and personal goals, creating a collaborative space where the therapist listens and responds to what matters most to the individual. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, and building self-compassion.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another core method she uses. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and developing practical skills to manage anxiety, panic, and patterns that contribute to stress and low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy complements these approaches by concentrating on small, achievable steps and strengths to create rapid, goal-oriented progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Kristen works collaboratively with clients to assess needs, preferences, and goals and will adapt techniques as those needs evolve. The aim is to find methods that feel effective and sustainable for each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit consistent care into a busy life. These options support accessibility and continuity of care, allowing clients to engage in sessions from different locations and to use the communication mode that best suits their circumstances.