Ann Burris

Ann Burris is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania with 35 years of experience. She has worked in colleges and a psychiatric hospital and brings that long practice to everyday concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, and anger. Her style is interactive and straightforward. She meets people where they are and helps them move toward the changes they want.

In sessions she focuses on self-care and mindful skills that people can use outside of therapy. She encourages clients to notice small steps and to build on their own resilience. Ann aims to make conversations practical and useful rather than abstract.

Her background includes work in higher education and inpatient mental health settings in New York and Pennsylvania. That variety shaped her ability to adapt to different situations and needs. Over decades she has helped people facing trauma, loss, relationship strain, and mood concerns.

Ann uses approaches that center the person and their goals. She draws on client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, and mindfulness practices to manage stress and improve sleep. The focus is on simple tools that fit daily life.

She also addresses areas such as career stress, caregiver strain, codependency, gender dysphoria, and responses to disaster. Ann invites people to try small changes first and to make therapy a gradual, manageable process.

One of her guiding ideas comes from Eleanor Roosevelt: life is a constant education. That view shapes how she works with people over time.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person feels heard and understood. It helps with things like low mood, relationship worries, and decisions about life changes by centering the client's priorities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches clear steps to change patterns that increase anxiety or depression. It is useful for managing panic, anger, and unhelpful thinking.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple practices to notice the moment without judgment. These practices can reduce stress, ease sleep problems, and make emotions easier to manage.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their goals, needs, and preferences. That decision evolves as progress is made.

Confirm available session options before booking, since formats are listed by the therapist. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten check-ins when time is limited, or avoid travel for appointments. These practical benefits help people use therapy in ways that fit their everyday lives.