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Shanita Burgess, LCMHC

  • Experience11 years
  • LocationNorth Carolina
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Shanita

Shanita Burgess is a licensed clinical mental health counselor (LCMHC) in North Carolina who helps people move from surviving to thriving when stress, exhaustion, and overwhelming thoughts take over.

Background and approach

With 11 years of experience, she works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, burnout, and self-esteem concerns, and also addresses related challenges like grief, career strain, and compassion fatigue. Her approach blends evidence-informed methods to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns, trace their origins, and develop new ways of responding.

Shanita draws on Internal Family Systems alongside cognitive and mindfulness-based tools to explore internal parts, challenge automatic thinking, and build practical coping skills. Clients can expect a collaborative process that centers their goals while offering concrete strategies to reduce overwhelm.

Shanita offers services through a variety of online formats, and her practice includes work on topics such as bipolar mood concerns, relationship and communication problems, adoption and attachment issues, gender dysphoria, and trauma-related dissociation. She aims to help clients find renewed motivation, clearer focus, and sustainable skills for navigating life changes.

Integrating parts work and practical skills through online sessions

Internal Family Systems (IFS) invites clients to explore the many parts that make up their inner life - for example protective, wounded, or reactive parts - and to develop more compassionate, balanced internal relationships. This approach can be helpful when trauma, chronic stress, or persistent self-criticism are present. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, nonjudgmental space where a therapist listens deeply and supports the client's own capacity for growth, which can be especially useful for building self-esteem and clarity about goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and reframe automatic thoughts and teaches concrete strategies for managing anxiety, depressive thinking, and other challenging patterns.

Finding the best combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Shanita works collaboratively with clients to decide which tools and approaches fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. This collaborative stance helps tailor sessions to what feels most useful for each person.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing clients to connect from varied locations and schedules. These formats can make it easier to maintain consistency, access support during transitions, and integrate therapeutic work into everyday life while using approaches like IFS, client-centered listening, and CBT in practical ways.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist often address?
Shanita supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, burnout, self-esteem struggles, grief, career challenges, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
The style is collaborative and client-centered, combining exploration of internal parts with practical skills from cognitive and mindfulness-based therapies to reduce overwhelm and build coping strategies.
How long has Shanita been practicing?
She brings 11 years of clinical experience to her work, applying that background to help clients identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and patterns.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
Shanita holds the credential LCMHC and is licensed in North Carolina with license number NC LCMHC 11960.
Does she offer services in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
In what formats are sessions available?
Clients may connect through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsGriefCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Adoption and foster careAttachment issuesCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

11+ years

Licensed

North Carolina

Languages

English