Shwanna Burton , LPC

Shwanna Burton is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia with six years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, address addictions, resolve relationship concerns, and cope with grief and loss.

Shwanna emphasizes creating an open, nonjudgmental environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared and explored. She collaborates with clients to set clear goals and identify practical steps that match each person’s needs and circumstances.

Beginning therapy often requires courage, and Shwanna acknowledges and affirms that first step. As an LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, she holds state licensure to provide counseling services and aims to support clients through change with empathy and professionalism.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Sessions

Shwanna Burton draws on client-centered therapy to make the client’s experience central to each session - this approach emphasizes empathy, active listening, and building a respectful therapeutic relationship to help clients explore their feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors, and it is often applied to issues like anxiety, depression, and stress management. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving interpersonal effectiveness, and can be helpful for managing intense emotions and relationship challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Shwanna works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they assess what feels most useful and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online therapy with licensed professionals can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life. These options make it easier to access consistent support from a therapist while accommodating different schedules and communication styles.